Wallace Francis
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | November 7, 1951 Franklin, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Franklin (LA) Park Avenue | ||||||||
| College: | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1973: 5th round, 110th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Wallace Diron Francis (born November 7, 1951) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played nine years in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons from 1973 to 1981.[1]
Francis played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.[2]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1973 | BUF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | BUF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL | 14 | 3 | 13 | 270 | 20.8 | 67 | 4 |
| 1976 | ATL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 32 | 1 |
| 1978 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 45 | 695 | 15.4 | 54 | 3 |
| 1979 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 74 | 1,013 | 13.7 | 42 | 8 |
| 1980 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 54 | 862 | 16.0 | 81 | 7 |
| 1981 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 30 | 441 | 14.7 | 36 | 4 |
| 132 | 81 | 244 | 3,695 | 15.1 | 81 | 27 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1974 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 49 | 2 |
| 1980 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 49 | 2 | ||
References