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LVGAULT—

Willie Gault

Retired

Las Vegas Raiders · WR

Willie Gault recorded 170 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Raiders, RAI, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

39.0

rec yds/gm

0.9

rush yds/gm

12

playoff games

170

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Willie Gault's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1983
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 18, 1983

Chicago Bears vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1983

4 rec · 103 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
CHICAGOBEARS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 16, 1987

Chicago Bears vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1987

5 rec · 133 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1986
CHICAGOBEARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 28, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1986

7 rec · 174 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Super Bowl
XX
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1986

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XX · Jan 26, 1986

4 rec · 129 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1983
DENVERBRONCOS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 2, 1983

Denver Broncos vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1983

3 rec · 98 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Willie Gault's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 174 receiving yards

Regular Season
1986
CHICAGOBEARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 28, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1986

7 rec · 174 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 9 receptions

Regular Season
1990
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 2, 1990

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1990

9 rec · 99 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1983
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 18, 1983

Chicago Bears vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1983

4 rec · 103 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 8 targets

Regular Season
1992
NEW YORKGIANTS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 4, 1992

New York Giants vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1992

3 rec · 63 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Willie Gault's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIGAULT—Willie Gault
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

02
LVGAULT—Willie Gault
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 198511 NFL seasons170 career games154 career rushing yards333 career receptions6,635 career receiving yards44 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 012 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Jan 15, 1994

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history