David Kilson

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David Kilson
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1960-08-11) August 11, 1960 (age 63)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Grant Union
(Sacramento, California)
College: Nevada-Reno
Undrafted: 1983
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

David Wayne Kilson (born August 11, 1960) is a former American football defensive back who played for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sacramento City College and Nevada-Reno; he was a two-time letterwinner during his time at the University of Nevada-Reno. [1] [2] [3] His 87-yard fumble recovery that was returned for a touchdown on September 25, 1983, is the longest fumble return in Bills history. [4] [5] Kilson also holds the single season record for most fumble recovery yards in Bills history which was set during his 1983 rookie season with 88 fumble recovery yards off of 3 fumble recoveries. [6] [7]

In 2003, Kilson was inducted into the Sacramento City College Hall of Fame for the sport of football [8] [9]

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