Wallace Francis
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | November 7, 1951 Franklin, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Park Avenue (Franklin) | ||||||||
| College | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1973: 5th round, 110th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Wallace Diron Francis (born November 7, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons from 1973 to 1981.[1]
Francis played college football for the Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions.[1]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1973 | BUF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | BUF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL | 14 | 3 | 13 | 270 | 20.8 | 67 | 4 |
| 1976 | ATL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 32 | 1 |
| 1978 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 45 | 695 | 15.4 | 54 | 3 |
| 1979 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 74 | 1,013 | 13.7 | 42 | 8 |
| 1980 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 54 | 862 | 16.0 | 81 | 7 |
| 1981 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 30 | 441 | 14.7 | 36 | 4 |
| 132 | 81 | 244 | 3,695 | 15.1 | 81 | 27 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1974 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 49 | 2 |
| 1980 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 49 | 2 | ||
References
- 1 2 "Wallace Francis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
Categories:
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Franklin, Louisiana
- Sportspeople from St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- American football wide receivers
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football wide receiver, 1950s birth stubs