Earnest Gray

American football player (born 1957)
Earnest Gray
Date of birth (1957-03-02) March 2, 1957 (age 67)
Place of birthGreenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Wide receiver
US collegeMemphis
NFL draft1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36
Career history
As player
1979–1984New York Giants
1985St. Louis Cardinals
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
  • Playing stats at NFL.com
  • Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

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.

References

  1. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More". Archived from the original on 2010-02-12.
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New York Giants 1979 NFL draft selections
  • Phil Simms
  • Earnest Gray
  • Phil Tabor
  • Cleveland Jackson
  • Bob Torrey
  • Eddie Hicks
  • Steve Alvers
  • D.K. Perry
  • Roy Simmons
  • Tom Rusk
  • Dan Fowler
  • Mike Mince
  • Ken Johnson
  • Tim Gillespie


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