Gary Parris
Gary Parris 
Full Name:  Gary Thomas Parris
   School:  Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, Florida


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FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1970  84  TE      6-3  220  So   *   Vero Beach                  
1971  84  TE      6-2  210  Jr   *   Vero Beach                  
1972  84  TE      6-2  210  Sr   *   Vero Beach


Comments
Tight End from Vero Beach...three-year letterman and two-year starter...a good blocker and one of the school's better receiving tight ends...second-leading receiver on the team in 1972 and fourth best in 1971...caught 49 passes for 629 yards and four touchdowns in 1972...career totals are 82 catches for 1125 yards and five touchdowns...played eight years in the NFL with the Chargers, Browns and Cardinals.


Conference Awards
Football
Year  Award
1972  All-South Independent - 1st Team


FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1970   8 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1971  11 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
1972  10 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  4 |  24
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   29 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  5 |  30

Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1970   8 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  12  187 15.6  0 30  |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  187
1971  11 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  21  309 14.7  1 42  |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  309
1972  10 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  49  629 12.8  4 42  |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  629
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   29 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  82 1125 13.7  5 42  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      | 1125
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1970                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 19 Georgia Tech         |  1           
Oct 17 Memphis State        |  1           
Oct 24 South Carolina       |  1  TE       
Oct 30 Miami                |  1           
Nov  7 Clemson              |  1  TE       
Nov 14 Virginia Tech        |  1  TE       
Nov 21 Kansas State         |  1  TE       
Nov 26 Houston              |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  8   4    0

                            |      Starts
1971                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 11 Southern Mississippi |  1           
Sep 18 Miami                |  1           
Sep 25 Kansas               |  1           
Oct  2 Virginia Tech        |  1  TE       
Oct  9 Mississippi State    |  1  TE       
Oct 16 Florida              |  1  TE       
Oct 23 South Carolina       |  1  TE       
Oct 30 Houston              |  1  TE       
Nov 13 Georgia Tech         |  1  TE       
Nov 20 Tulsa                |  1  TE       
Nov 27 Pittsburgh           |  1  TE       
Dec 27 Arizona State        |  1  TE       
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 12   9    0

                            |      Starts
1972                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 16 Miami                |  1           
Sep 23 Virginia Tech        |  1  TE       
Sep 30 Kansas               |  1  TE       
Oct  7 Florida              |  1  TE       
Oct 14 Mississippi State    |  1  TE       
Oct 21 Colorado State       |  1  TE       
Oct 28 Auburn               |  1  TE       
Nov  4 Houston              |  1  TE       
Nov 11 Tulsa                |  1  TE       
Nov 18 South Carolina       |  1  TE       
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 10   9    0

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 30  22    0
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1970                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct 10 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 17 Memphis State        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 24 South Carolina       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 30 Miami                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  7 Clemson              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 14 Virginia Tech        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 21 Kansas State         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1971                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 18 Miami                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 25 Kansas               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  2 Virginia Tech        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  9 Mississippi State    |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 16 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 23 South Carolina       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 30 Houston              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 20 Tulsa                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 27 Pittsburgh           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Dec 27 *Arizona State       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  1 |   6

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1972                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 16 Miami                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Sep 23 Virginia Tech        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 30 Kansas               |   1   0   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct  7 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 14 Mississippi State    |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 21 Colorado State       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 28 Auburn               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  4 Houston              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 11 Tulsa                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 18 South Carolina       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   1   0   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  4 |  24

* Bowl Game stats not included

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1970                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct 10 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   4  103 25.8  0 30  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  103
Oct 17 Memphis State        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   18  9.0  0  9  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   18
Oct 24 South Carolina       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   11  5.5  0 19  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   11
Oct 30 Miami                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   12 12.0  0 12  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   12
Nov  7 Clemson              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   11 11.0  0 11  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   11
Nov 14 Virginia Tech        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   21 21.0  0 21  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   21
Nov 21 Kansas State         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   11 11.0  0 11  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   11
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |  12  187 15.6  0 30  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  187

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1971                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 18 Miami                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   12  6.0  0  7  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   12
Sep 25 Kansas               |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   14 14.0  0 14  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   14
Oct  2 Virginia Tech        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   36 18.0  0 26  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   36
Oct  9 Mississippi State    |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   20 10.0  0 16  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   20
Oct 16 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   4   24  6.0  0  9  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   24
Oct 23 South Carolina       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    9  9.0  0  9  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    9
Oct 30 Houston              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   4  104 26.0  0 42  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  104
Nov 20 Tulsa                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   39 19.5  0 28  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   39
Nov 27 Pittsburgh           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3   51 17.0  1 25  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   51
Dec 27 *Arizona State       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    7  7.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    7
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |  21  309 14.7  1 42  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  309

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1972                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 16 Miami                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   7   85 12.1  1 21  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   85
Sep 23 Virginia Tech        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3   28  9.3  0 13  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   28
Sep 30 Kansas               |   0    0  0.0  0     |   5   48  9.6  1 27  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   48
Oct  7 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   8   90 11.3  0 18  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   90
Oct 14 Mississippi State    |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   28 14.0  0 19  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   28
Oct 21 Colorado State       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3   31 10.3  0 12  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   31
Oct 28 Auburn               |   0    0  0.0  0     |   5   57 11.4  0 30  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   57
Nov  4 Houston              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   5  129 25.8  1 42  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  129
Nov 11 Tulsa                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   5   72 14.4  1 23  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   72
Nov 18 South Carolina       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   6   61 10.2  0 21  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   61
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |  49  629 12.8  4 42  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  629

* Bowl Game stats not included


Pro Career
Football
Height: 6-2   Weight: 226
Drafted: 1973, 15th Round  #372, San Diego Chargers, TE    
Debut: September 30, 1973

Year  Abbr   Team                                No      Pos
1973  SD     San Diego Chargers                  80      TE
1974  SD     San Diego Chargers                  80      TE
1975  Cle    Cleveland  Browns                   84      TE
1976  Cle    Cleveland  Browns                   84      TE
1977  Cle    Cleveland  Browns                   84      TE
1978  Cle    Cleveland  Browns                   84      TE
1979  StL    St. Louis  Cardinals                89      TE
1980  StL    St. Louis  Cardinals                89      TE


Pro Statistics
Football
Offensive Statistics
Year Team  GP  GS    Rec   Yds  Avg Long  TD   Fum
--------------------------------------------------
1973 SD     9   1      0     0  0.0   0    0     0
1974 SD    14   1      3    36 12.0  17    0     0
1975 Cle   14   0      1    12 12.0  12    0     0
1976 Cle   14   3      5    73 14.6  20    0     0
1977 Cle   14   6     21   213 10.1  26    5     1
1978 Cle   16   0      1     4  4.0   4    0     0
1979 StL    9   7     14   174 12.4  39    0     0
1980 StL    1   0      0     0  0.0   0    0     0
--------------------------------------------------
8 Years    91  18     45   512 11.4  39    5     1

Special Teams Statistics
Year Team  GP    KR  Yds  Avg Long TD  XPM-XPA  Pts
---------------------------------------------------
1973 SD     9     0    0  0.0   0   0    0-  0   0
1974 SD    14     3   29  9.7  13   0    0-  0   0
1975 Cle   14     0    0  0.0   0   0    0-  0   0
1976 Cle   14     0    0  0.0   0   0    0-  0   0
1977 Cle   14     0    0  0.0   0   0    0-  0   0
1978 Cle   16     0    0  0.0   0   0    0-  0   0
1979 StL    9     0    0  0.0   0   0    1-  1   1
1980 StL    1     0    0  0.0   0   0    0-  0   0
--------------------------------------------------
8 Years    91     3   29  9.7  13   0    1-  1   1