Cornell GordonGordon, Cornell KermitHeight: 6-0 Weight: 187 Born: January 6, 1941 High School: Booker T. Washington (Norfolk, VA) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | North Carolina A&T State | Lettered |
| 1961 | North Carolina A&T State | Lettered |
| 1962 | North Carolina A&T State | Lettered |
| 1963 | North Carolina A&T State | Lettered |
| Draft: 23rd round (179th overall) 1964 New York Jets; 16th round (211th overall) 1964 San Francisco 49ers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL | 48 | RCB-S | 14 | 4 |
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 48 | LCB | 10 | 1 |
| 1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL | 48 | RCB-S | 2 | 2 |
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | 48 | RCB-RS-LCB | 14 | 11 |
| 1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL | 48 | LCB-RCB | 14 | 10 |
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 28 | LCB | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL | 28 | LS-CB | 14 | 1 |
| 1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL | 28 | S | 1 | 0 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 83 | 43 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/30/1963 | 1964 New York Jets (AFL)1964 NYJ AFL |
| Draft | 12/2/1963 | 1964 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1964 SF NFL |
| Signed | 1/9/1965 | 1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL |
| Traded | 8/13/1970 | 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL |
| Released | 9/22/1972 | 1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 24 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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