Olandis Gary
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 18, 1975 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Riverdale Baptist School (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) | ||||||||||||
| College | Georgia | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: 4th round, 127th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Olandis C. Gary (born May 18, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos from 1999 to 2002 and the Detroit Lions from 2003 to 2004. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft.[1]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
4.71 s | 1.60 s | 2.64 s | 4.13 s | 7.15 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
22 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
His best season in the NFL came in 1999 when he replaced an injured Terrell Davis and rushed for 1,159 yards on 276 attempts, a 4.2 yards per carry average, with seven touchdowns.[4] He injured his knee the following season and appeared to never fully recover, as his success was limited in the following years. He was one of many Broncos running backs to have success in Denver's potent run blocking system, along with Davis, Mike Anderson, Clinton Portis, Reuben Droughns, Tatum Bell, Mike Bell, Selvin Young, and Quentin Griffin.
As of 2017's NFL off-season, Gary still held at least 2 Broncos franchise records, including:
- Rush Attempts: rookie game (37 on 1999-10-17 GNB; with Mike Anderson)
- Rush Yds/Game: rookie season (96.6 in 1999)
College Statistics
- 1997: 66 carries for 381 yards with 7 TD. 7 catches for 75 yards with 1 TD.
- 1998: 143 carries for 698 yards with 10 TD. 10 catches for 117 yards.
References
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Scout Olandis Gary College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Olandis Gary, Combine Results, RB - Georgia". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "Olandis Gary 1999 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
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