Gordon King

For the Australian Army officer, see Gordon Grimsley King.

Gordon King

No. 72

Position:

Tackle

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 3, 1956

Place of birth:

Madison, Wisconsin

Height:

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight:

275 lb (125 kg)

Career information

College:

Stanford

NFL draft:

1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10

Career history

New York Giants (1978–1985)
New York Jets (1986–1987)

Career NFL statistics

Games Played:	97
Games Started:	60

Gordon David King (born February 3, 1956 in Madison, Wisconsin) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the New York Jets. He played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the first round (tenth overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

New York Giants first-round draft picks

A. Lewis E. Widseth G. Karamatic W. Nielsen G. Lansdell G. Franck M. Hapes S. Filipowicz B. Hillenbrand E. Barbour G. Connor V. Schwall T. Minisi P. Page T. Tidwell K. Rote J. Spavital F. Gifford B. Marlow J. Heap P. King L. Grosscup L. Cordileone J. Hillebrand J. Looney T. Frederickson F. Peay F. Dryer J. Files R. Thompson E. Small L. Jacobson J. Hicks T. Archer G. Jeter G. King P. Simms M. Haynes L. Taylor B. Woolfork T. Kinard C. Banks W. Roberts G. Adams E. Dorsey M. Ingram E. Moore B. Williams R. Hampton J. Bunch D. Brown T. Lewis T. Wheatley C. Jones I. Hilliard S. Williams L. Petitgout R. Dayne W. Allen J. Shockey W. Joseph P. Rivers M. Kiwanuka A. Ross K. Phillips H. Nicks J. Pierre-Paul P. Amukamara D. Wilson J. Pugh O. Beckham E. Flowers

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1978 NFL draft first-round selections

Earl Campbell Art Still Wes Chandler Chris Ward Terry Miller James Lofton Ken MacAfee Ross Browner Keith Simpson Gordon King Luther Bradley Clay Matthews Mike Kenn John Jefferson Steve Little Blair Bush Doug Williams Bob Cryder Ken Greene Elvis Peacock Randy Holloway Ron Johnson Ozzie Newsome Dan Bunz Reese McCall John Anderson Don Latimer Larry Bethea

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