Gary Collins
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End, Maryland, to 1961

Gary Collins

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Gary Collins played end at Maryland (to 1961). He finished eighth in the 1961 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1961. The Cleveland Browns took Collins in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1962 NFL Draft. The Boston Patriots also took him in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1962 AFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1961
Consensus All-American and First-team All-ACC
Heisman vote
8th
In the 1961 vote
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 1962 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1965–⁠66) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1969 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1965, 1967)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1969; AP second team 1965, 1967; Pro Football Writers second team 1969; UPI first team 1969.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1974WFLFlorida Blazers

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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