- Gary Ballman
NFL player
DateOfBirth=July 6 ,1940
Birthplace=Detroit, MI
DateOfDeath=death date and age|2004|05|20|1940|07|06
Position=Wide receiver
College=Michigan State
DraftedYear=1962
DraftedRound=8 / Pick 104
Stats=y
DatabaseFootball=BALLMGAR01
PFR=BallGa00
Awards=
Records=
years=1962-1966
1967-1972
1973
1973
teams=Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
ProBowls=2
HOF=Gary John Ballman (
July 6 ,1940 -May 20 ,2004 ) was anAmerican football wide receiver in theNational Football League . Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback andwide receiver for thePittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making thePro Bowl the final two seasons. He is among the team’s career leaders inkickoff s (64 returns for 1,711 yards), with the second-best average of 26.7. His 93-yard return against Washington on Nov. 17, 1963, is tied for seventh-longest in team history. He played for thePhiladelphia Eagles from 1967 to 1972, then split his final pro year between theNew York Giants and theMinnesota Vikings . Ballman later worked for theNFL Players Association until 1979 and as a building products salesman inColorado before retiring in 2003.External links
* [http://www.rmnfla.com/gary_ballman.htm Gary Ballman article]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8858603 Gary Ballman] at Find-A-Grave
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