Earnest Gray

Earnest Gray

No. 83, 87
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1957-03-02) March 2, 1957 (age 67) Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Greenwood (MS)
College:	Memphis
NFL draft:	1979 / round: 2 / pick: 36
Career history
New York Giants (1979–1984) St. Louis Cardinals (1985)
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1979)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 246 Receiving yards: 3,790 Touchdowns: 27 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Earnest L. Gray (born March 2, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was selected by the Giants in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft. He caught 78 passes for 1,139 yards and five touchdowns in 1983.^[1]

He played on a Giants team that in 1981 made the playoffs after a 18-year hiatus. He finished his career with 246 receptions for 3,790 yards and 27 touchdowns.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1979	NYG	16	14	28	537	19.2	53	4
1980	NYG	16	16	52	777	14.9	50	10
1981	NYG	16	3	22	360	16.4	45	2
1982	NYG	9	9	25	426	17.0	47	4
1983	NYG	16	16	78	1,139	14.6	62	5
1984	NYG	12	11	38	529	13.9	31	2
1985	STL	5	0	3	22	7.3	12	0
		90	69	246	3,790	15.4	62	27

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1981	NYG	2	2	4	130	32.5	72	1
1984	NYG	2	1	2	20	10.0	11	0
		4	3	6	150	25.0	72	1

References

1. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010.