Earl Gant
Earl Leon Gant
Born: July 6, 1957
Chicago, IL USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 207
College: Missouri
High School: Manual (Peoria, IL)
Career: 1979-1985
Drafted: 1979 in Round 5, #112 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
Earl Gant played from 1979 to 1985 during his career with the Birmingham Stallions and Kansas City Chiefs. Gant ran for 1,214 yards in his career on 310 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 70 passes for 697 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 56 | 196 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 133 | 530 | 4.0 | 19 | 2 |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 53 | 273 | 5.2 | 39t | 4 |
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 59 | 183 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 65 | 228 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 | |
| USFL | 245 | 986 | 4.0 | 39 | 6 | |
| Totals | 310 | 1214 | 3.9 | 39 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 33 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 24 | 299 | 12.5 | 37 | 1 |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 16 | 149 | 9.3 | 19 | 1 |
| NFL | 24 | 169 | 7.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| USFL | 46 | 528 | 11.5 | 37 | 2 | |
| Totals | 70 | 697 | 10.0 | 37 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| USFL | 12 | 183 | 15.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| Totals | 19 | 302 | 15.9 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 1 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| USFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| USFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
| Totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions | 17 | 14 |
| 1984 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions | 18 | 2 |
| 1985 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions |
