1977 Profile: Walker Gillette

Wide Receiver
No. 84
Richmond
"Gillette came to the Giants on waivers from the Cardinals on cutdown day in 1974 and proved to be as fine an addition as anyone on the club. He won a starting job at wide receiver halfway through the '74 season when Don Herrmann was injured, and through the second half of the campaign was the top target for Craig Morton. Walker finished the year with 29 receptions for 466 yards and three touchdowns, with 28 of those catches coming in the final seven games. He almost had sweet revenge against St. Louis when he caught a 17-yard touchdown pass to put the Giants up 21-20 in the final minute of play, but Jim Bakken's field goal in the final three seconds pulled it out for the Cardinals.
In 1975, he was a starter all season long and became the club's top receiver with 43 catches for 600 yards, a 14.0 average and two touchdowns. Walker had another good day against the Cardinals with six catches for 100 yards and one of his touchdowns. In 13 games last year, his totals fell off considerably as he had but 16 catches for 263 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Walker was originally a No. 1 draft choice of the San Diego Chargers in 1970 but saw only limited duty there with 12 catches in two seasons. He was traded to St. Louis in 1972 for Dave Williams and had his best season that year when he grabbed 33 passes for 550 yards and two touchdowns. He had 20 catches in 1973, including a 48-yard touchdown against the Giants.
Gillette was an All-American at Richmond, winning three varsity letters and appearing in the College All-Star game as well as the East-West Game and Hula Bowl. His collegiate totals showed 158 catches for 2,649 yards.
Walker Adams Gillette was born in Norfolk, Virginia and starred at Southampton High School there. His father, Jim, played in the NFL with Washington, Green Bay and the Cleveland Rams."

-1977 New York Giants Media Guide

1977 Profile: Robert Giblin

Linebacker
No. 28
Houston
"Robert was selected in the fourth round of the 1975 draft after a fine All-American career at the University of Houston. He appeared in 12 games during his rookie campaign, chiefly as a special teams player. He did get in significant playing time as the fifth back in certain defensive alignments and played tenaciously at all times. One of the hardest hitters on the special teams, he also displayed considerable promise at strong safety when given the opportunity to play.
He was injured in the preseason last year and missed the entire regular campaign. Now plans call for the hard-hitting Giblin to switch to a linebacker spot in 1977.
Named to the Sporting News All-American team as well as to Playboy's preseason All-American unit, Giblin was a hard-hitting defensive back for three campaigns at Houston. He had eight pass interceptions for 131 yards, including a 52-yarder for a touchdown as a junior. A pre-med student, Giblin was also chosen for the Academic All-American team.
Robert James Giblin was born in Omaha, Nebraska and starred at Port Neches-Groves High School in Port Neches, Texas. He was also a two-year letterman in golf in high school, and lists that as his favorite hobby."

-1977 New York Giants Media Guide