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American football player (born 1956)

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American football player

Willis Adams

No. 80

Position:

Wide receiver

Personal information

Born:

(1956-08-22) August 22, 1956 (age 68)
Weimar, Texas, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

194 lb (88 kg)

Career information

High school:

Schulenburg (Schulenburg, Texas)

College:

Houston

NFL draft:

1979 / round: 1 / pick: 20

Career history

Cleveland Browns (1979–1985)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	75
Receptions:	61
Receiving yards:	962
Receiving TDs:	2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Willis Dean Adams (born August 22, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Adams attended Schulenburg High School in Schulenburg, Texas.

After graduation from high school, Adams first attended Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas, before enrolling at the University of Houston.

In his NFL career, Adams recorded 61 receptions, 936 yards, and two touchdowns.

After retiring from the NFL, Adams became a physical education teacher.

Notes

Howard M. Balzer (ed.), Football Register 1980. St. Louis, MO: The Sporting News, 1980; p. 3.
"Reasons why world football is the best sport in the world - Cover32". April 2, 2020.

References

Willis Adams

v t e 1979 NFL draft first-round selections
Tom Cousineau Mike Bell Jack Thompson Dan Hampton Jerry Butler Barry Krauss Phil Simms Ottis Anderson Al Harris Keith Dorney Russell Erxleben Charles Alexander Kellen Winslow Marty Lyons Eddie Lee Ivery Ted Brown Don Smith Manu Tuiasosopo George Andrews Willis Adams Jerry Robinson Kelvin Clark Steve Fuller Jon Giesler Rick Sanford Kent Hill Robert Shaw Greg Hawthorne

v t e Cleveland Browns 1979 NFL draft selections
Willis Adams Lawrence Johnson Sam Claphan Jim Ramey Matt Miller Rich Dimler Clinton Burrell Jim Ronan Cody Risien Kent Perkov Carl McGee Curtis Weathers John Smith Randy Poeschl DeWitt Methvin

v t e Cleveland Browns first-round draft picks
Carpenter Konz Rechichar Agganis Atkins B. Garrett Bauer Burris Carpenter J. Brown Shofner Kreitling Houston Crespino Collins L. Jackson Hutchinson Warfield Morin Matheson Upshaw Johnson Phipps McKay Scott Darden Holden Adams Mitchell Pruitt R. Jackson O. Newsome Matthews Adams White Dixon Banks Rogers Junkin Charlton Metcalf Turner Vardell Everitt Langham Alexander Powell Couch C. Brown Warren Green Faine Winslow Edwards Wimbley Thomas Quinn Mack Haden Taylor Richardson Weeden Mingo Gilbert Manziel Shelton Erving Coleman M. Garrett Peppers Njoku Mayfield Ward Wills G. Newsome

Cleveland Browns first-round draft picks

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