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Willie Gault
1982
Wide Receiver
Griffin, Ga.

Willie Gault was in a class of his own, and his performances spoke for themselves. The speedy receiver earned All-America honors his senior season after hauling in 50 receptions for 668 yards.

Gault, also a prolific hurdler and sprinter for Tennessee, finished his career with the Vols holding 12 school records in football and three in track and field.

Half of his football records were SEC records as well. He had more total yards in kickoff returns (1,854) than in receiving (1,482) and returned five kickoffs for touchdowns in his career. Gault averaged 16.4 yards each time he touched the football. He covered 2,513 total yards in returns.

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

Class/Year	No.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long
Freshman 1979	3	95	31.6	1	69
Sophomore 1980	14	240	17.1	1	48
Junior 1981	22	479	21.7	4	80
Senior 1982	50	668	13.4	4	78
Totals	89	1,482	16.7	10	80

CAREER PUNT RETURN STATISTICS

Class/Year	No.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long
Freshman 1979	6	30	5.0	0	-
Sophomore 1980	21	103	4.9	0	-
Junior 1981	31	381	12.3	1	-
Senior 1982	20	145	7.3	0	-
Totals	78	659	8.5	1	-

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS

Class/Year	No.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long
Freshman 1979	3	37	12.3	0	-
Sophomore 1980	24	662	27.6	3	-
Junior 1981	28	606	21.6	0	-
Senior 1982	23	549	23.9	1	-
Totals	78	1,854	23.7	4	-

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