Walker Adams Gillette (born March 16, 1947) is a former
American football wide receiver in the
National Football League (NFL) for the
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
,
St. Louis Cardinals, and the
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
for the
University of Richmond and was
drafted 15th overall in the first round of the
1970 NFL Draft
The 1970 National Football League Draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. It was held on January 27–28, 1 ...
. Gillette's father,
Jim Gillette, also played in the NFL.
In 1990, Gillette was inducted into the
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
References
External Links
Walker Gillette Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College , Pro-Football-Reference.com
1947 births
Living people
All-American college football players
American football tight ends
American football wide receivers
New York Giants players
Players of American football from Norfolk, Virginia
Richmond Spiders football players
San Diego Chargers players
St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
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