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BUFGILCHRIST—

Cookie Gilchrist

Retired

Denver Broncos · FB

Cookie Gilchrist recorded 65 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

66.0

rush yds/gm

17.5

rec yds/gm

2

playoff games

65

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Cookie Gilchrist's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1963
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 8, 1963

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1963

243 rush yds · 5 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1962
DENVERBRONCOS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 15, 1962

Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 15, 1962

131 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1962
BUFFALOBILLS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 28, 1962

Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1962

89 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1963
BUFFALOBILLS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 3, 1963

Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1963

125 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1962
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 13, 1962

Los Angeles Chargers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1962

124 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cookie Gilchrist's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 243 rushing yards · 5 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1963
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 8, 1963

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1963

243 rush yds · 5 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 87 receiving yards

Regular Season
1964
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 3, 1964

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1964

91 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cookie Gilchrist's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1965

01
BUFGILCHRIST—Cookie Gilchrist
BUFKEMP—Jack Kemp
BUFSESTAK—Tom Sestak

A defense-led back-to-back champion

Buffalo Bills · The AFL champions

Lou Saban's Bills won consecutive AFL championships and established Buffalo as one of the young league's strongest organizations.

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Franchise era

1960–1972

02
DENGILCHRIST—Cookie Gilchrist
DENLITTLE—Floyd Little
DENTAYLOR—Lionel Taylor

A loyal city waits for its first winning season

Denver Broncos · The difficult AFL beginning

Denver survived years of losing because Little and an intensely loyal fan base made the franchise worth building.

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Franchise era

1966–1969

03
MIAGILCHRIST—Cookie Gilchrist
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIALITTLE—Larry Little

A young franchise waits for Shula

Miami Dolphins · The expansion Dolphins

Miami's difficult opening seasons supplied several core pieces before the league's winningest coach arrived.

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Career accomplishments

NFL rushing touchdowns leader · 19636 NFL seasons65 career games35 career passing yards4,293 career rushing yards37 career rushing touchdowns110 career receptions1,135 career receiving yards6 career receiving touchdownsCollege: none2 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1962Most recent: Sep 3, 1967

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