- Name
- Gary Williams
- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- SE
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 212
- Birthday
- 9/4/1959
- Hometown
- Wilmington, OH
- High School
- Wilmington
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 1980, 1981, 1982
Major: Recreation (1981), Physical Education (1980)
Weight: 212 (1982), 206 (1981), 200 (1980)
1982 Media Guide: One of the top wide receivers in college football … has caught more passes, 114, than any Ohio State player in history … his career receiving yardage is 2,102 and he has 14 touchdown catches … has caught a pass in each of the 36 games he has played with the Buckeyes … has all the ingredients for a top receiver: size, speed, sure hands, and great desire … came to Ohio State as a quarterback … runs the 40 in 4.5 … one of three captains on offense.
1981: Caught 13 passes for 220 yards against Florida State.
1981 Media Guide: Blessed with 4.58 speed, sure hands and the ability to get open … 1981 will mark his third year as a starting split end.
1980: Caught 39 passes for 682 yards … caught six touchdown passes.
1980 Media Guide: Has outstanding speed and good hands … came to Ohio State as a quarterback but missed the entire 1978 season because of a knee injury.
1979: Divided the split end position with Chuck Hunter … played in all 12 games for a total of 182 minutes … caught 25 passes for 479 yards. including a dramatic 67-yard scoring pass in the Rose Bowl.
1978: Missed the season due to knee surgery … was to be tried in the secondary before being injured.
High School: Played quarterback, tailback and flanker on offense in high school and was a safety on defense … won 11 high school letters … captained the football, basketball and track teams.
Personal: Wants to coach after graduation … from a family of nine … wants to coach after college.
Offensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Comp | Pass Att | Cmp % | Pass Yds | Pass TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Lng | 2 Pt Conv | Fum | Lost | FR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | Ohio State | 12 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 682 | 17.5 | 6 | 46 | 0 | NA | NA | 0 |
1981 | Ohio State | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 941 | 18.8 | 6 | 52 | 0 | NA | NA | 1 |
1982 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 63 | 0 | 40 | 690 | 17.2 | 2 | 46 | 0 | NA | NA | 0 |
Total | - | 36 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 129 | 2313 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |