Oronde Gadsden
| No. 86, 88 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | August 20, 1971 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Charleston, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Burke (SC) | ||||||||||
| College: | Winston-Salem State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
| Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||||
| Receptions: | 227 |
|---|---|
| Receiving Yards: | 3,252 |
| Touchdowns: | 22 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
| Receptions: | 93 |
|---|---|
| Receiving Yards: | 1,335 |
| Touchdowns: | 37 |
| Tackles: | 20 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
Oronde Benjamin Gadsden (pronounced o-RON-day) (born August 20, 1971) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. He also played for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the WLAF and the Arena Football League's Portland Forest Dragons, where he won Rookie of the Year. He played college football at Winston-Salem State University.
Gadsden attended Burke High School before moving on to Winston-Salem State University. Although he spent his first year as a basketball player, he decided to concentrate on football as a sophomore.
In his last year of eligibility, he had 56 receptions, led the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association with a 19.8 yards average per reception and ranked second in yards per game (101.0), total receiving yards (1,111 yards)and touchdowns (16). After playing three season of football, he finished his college career with 118 receptions for 2,757 yards (23.4 yards per catch) and 42 touchdowns (second in school history).
In 2006, he was inducted into the Winston-Salem State University Athletic Hall of Fame.
After not being selected in the 1995 NFL Draft because of his small school background and his lack of speed, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys. He was released before the season started and signed to the team's practice squad. Gadsden credits hall of famer Michael Irvin for teaching him how to play the wide receiver position.
...
Wikipedia