HALL OF FAME
RAIDERS TIGHT END, 1974-80, 1984; NFL VETERAN, 1974-84 CASPER DAVE
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, 2002…Played 11 seasons in the NFL, seven-and-a-half with the Raiders…Named All-Pro and All-AFC four times and was selected to play in four Pro Bowls…Traded by Raiders to the Houston Oilers for first round and two second round draft picks midway through 1980 season, finished the season with 56 receptions and was named to his fifth Pro Bowl…In 1984, after a brief stint with the Minnesota Vikings, returned to the Raiders, finishing his career with 378 receptions for 5,216 yards and 52 touchdowns…member of Raiders Super Bowl XI-winning team…Outstanding blocker as well as receiver…Caught the game-winning 10-yard touchdown pass in 1977 double-overtime AFC playoff game…His infamous “Ghost to the Post,” in reference to his 42-yard reception, set up the tying field goal at the end of regulation…All-American as an offensive tackle in 1972 and an All- American tight end in 1973 at Notre Dame…Second round pick by the Raiders in the 1974 NFL Draft.
INDUCTED INTO pro football hall of fame AUG. 3 2002
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