William Gaines (American football)

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William Gaines
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1971-06-20) June 20, 1971 (age 53)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school: Lanier (Jackson)
College: Florida
NFL draft: 1994  / round: 5 / pick: 147
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:52
Games started:24
Tackles:72
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at ArenaFan.com

William Albert Gaines (born June 20, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s. Gaines played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins.

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Early life

Gaines was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1971. [1] He attended Lanier High School in Jackson, [2] and played high school football for the Lanier Bulldogs.

College career

Gaines received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1990 to 1993. [3] He was a member of the Gators teams that won Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships in 1991 and 1993. [3] As a senior team captain in 1993, Gaines was a first-team All-SEC selection, and the recipient of the Gators' Fergie Ferguson Award recognizing the "senior football player who displays outstanding leadership, character and courage." [3]

Professional career

The Miami Dolphins drafted Gaines in the fifth round (147th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL draft. [4] He played for the Dolphins for a single season in 1994. [5] He played three seasons for the Washington Redskins from 1995 to 1997. [5] In his four-season NFL career, Gaines started twenty-four of fifty-two NFL games in which he played, and recorded two quarterback sacks, one forced fumble and sixty tackles. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, William Gaines. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  2. databaseFootball.com, Players, William Gaines Archived February 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 88, 97, 103, 125, 181 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  4. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. 1 2 National Football League, Historical Players, William Gaines. Retrieved July 25, 2010.

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