Cornell Gordon
[edit] Biography
Cornell Gordon (Cornell Kermit Gordon) was born on January 6, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia. After going to high school at Booker T. Wasington (Norfolk, VA), Gordon attended North Carolina A&T State University. Gordon made his professional debut in the AFL in 1965 with the New York Jets. He played in the AFL for 5 years, playing for the New York Jets the entire time. Gordon also played in the NFL for 3 years, playing for the Denver Broncos the entire time.
Most people believe that 1969 was Cornell Gordon's best year, as he picked off 4 passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1965
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYJ
| AFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYJ
| AFL
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 14
| 0
|
| 1968
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 4
| 23
| 20
| 0
|
| 1970
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 26
| 24
| 0
|
| 1971
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 21
| 21
| 0
|
| 1972
| DEN
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year AFL career
| 54
| 9
| 44
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 29
| 5
| 47
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1965
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYJ
| AFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYJ
| AFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DEN
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year AFL career
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories