Bob Gresham
Robert Clark Gresham
Born: July 9, 1948
Porter, AL USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: West Virginia
High School: Big Creek (War, WV)
Career: 1971-1976
Drafted: 1971 in Round 8, #201 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Bob Gresham played from 1971 to 1976 during his career with the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. Gresham ran for 1,360 yards in his career on 410 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 90 passes for 728 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1976 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 127 | 383 | 3.0 | 18 | 6 |
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 121 | 381 | 3.1 | 23 | 3 |
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 104 | 400 | 3.8 | 52 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 25 | 98 | 3.9 | 16 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL New York Jets | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 410 | 1360 | 3.3 | 52 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17 | 203 | 11.9 | 37 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 29 | 192 | 6.6 | 54 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 28 | 244 | 8.7 | 62 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New York Jets | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 90 | 728 | 8.1 | 62 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 27 | 723 | 26.8 | 103 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 9 | 180 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 1116 | 24.3 | 103 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New York Jets | 10 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New York Jets | 11 | 0 |
