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American football player
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1944-01-21) January 21, 1944 (age 80) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
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| High school: | Millikan (Long Beach, California) | ||||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1965 / round: 6 / pick: 77 (By the Philadelphia Eagles) | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1965 / round: Red Shirt 1 / pick: 6 (By the San Diego Chargers) | ||||||||
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Gary Lynn Garrison (born January 21, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He attended San Diego State University from 1964 to 1965. His 26 touchdown receptions are still a career school record.
He began his pro football career with the San Diego Chargers and played 11 seasons (1966–1976) for them in the AFL and NFL, as well as one year (1977) with the Houston Oilers. He was a four-time Pro Bowler, including a year as AFL All-Star with the Chargers in 1968. In 1975, he co-founded the coin-operated video game manufacturer Cinematronics with teammate Dennis Partee.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 1966 | SD | 14 | 11 | 46 | 642 | 14.0 | 36 | 4 |
| 1967 | SD | 14 | 14 | 44 | 772 | 17.5 | 62 | 2 |
| 1968 | SD | 14 | 14 | 52 | 1,103 | 21.2 | 84 | 10 |
| 1969 | SD | 10 | 10 | 40 | 804 | 20.1 | 50 | 7 |
| 1970 | SD | 14 | 14 | 44 | 1,006 | 22.9 | 67 | 12 |
| 1971 | SD | 14 | 14 | 42 | 889 | 21.2 | 77 | 6 |
| 1972 | SD | 14 | 13 | 52 | 744 | 14.3 | 52 | 7 |
| 1973 | SD | 7 | 4 | 14 | 292 | 20.9 | 51 | 2 |
| 1974 | SD | 14 | 14 | 41 | 785 | 19.1 | 71 | 5 |
| 1975 | SD | 14 | 14 | 27 | 438 | 16.2 | 40 | 2 |
| 1976 | SD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 36 | 1 |
| 1977 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 134 | 124 | 405 | 7,538 | 18.6 | 84 | 58 | |
References
- "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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