What Happened On Wednesday Oct 7, 1976 In NFL

1976 All Fantasy Team
Player	Pos	Team	Fantasy Avg.
Ken Stabler	QB	Raiders	18.64
Chuck Foreman	RB	Vikings	16.27
Cliff Branch	WR	Raiders	9.20
Dave Casper	TE	Raiders	7.31
Toni Linhart	K	Colts	7.79

There were no professional football games played on Oct 7, 1976. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Wilbert Montgomery who had 37.25 points on Oct 7, 1979 against the Washington Redskins.

There were 2 players born on this date: Antonio Dingle and Charles Woodson, and 80 total players who share this birthday including: Chick Lang, Erk Taylor and Odis Crowell.

The pro football champion in 1976 was the Oakland Raiders who defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl. The stat leaders for the year were: Bert Jones (pass yds), O.J. Simpson (rush yds) and Roger Carr (rec yds). The top fantasy players of '76 were Ken Stabler, Steve Grogan, Bert Jones, James Harris and Chuck Foreman and the top fantasy games were: Delvin Williams with 40.95 pts against the Washington Redskins, O.J. Simpson with 39.30 pts against the Detroit Lions and Delvin Williams with 37.80 pts against the St. Louis Cardinals.

The top pick in the 1976 draft was Lee Roy Selmon by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the 1976 Hall of Fame Class Members were Jim Taylor, Ray Flaherty and Len Ford.

Pro Football Players Born on Oct 7, 1976
Player	Pos	Fantasy Avg.	Played
Antonio Dingle	DL	0.00	1999
Charles Woodson	DB	0.37	1998 - 2010

Players Who Share This Birthday (Oct 7)
Player	Pos	Year Born	Played
Chick Lang	OL	1900	1927 - 1929
Erk Taylor	OL	1907	1931
Odis Crowell	OL	1914	1947
Bronko Smilanich	DB	1915	1939
Dick Cassiano	DB	1917	1940
Glen Burgeis	OL	1921	1945
Vaughn Mancha	OL	1921	1948
Fred Morrison	RB	1926	1950 - 1956
Herb Rich	DB	1928	1950 - 1956
Pat O'Donahue	DL	1930	1952 - 1955
Dick Szymanski	LB	1932	1955 - 1968
Karl Koepfer	OL	1934	1958
Bill Jobko	LB	1935	1958 - 1966
George McGee	OL	1935	1960
John Campbell	LB	1938	1963 - 1969
Don Thompson	DL	1939	1962 - 1964
Allen Smith	RB	1942	1966
Larry Todd	RB	1942	1965 - 1970
Mike Johnson	DB	1943	1966 - 1969
Andre White	TE	1944	1967 - 1968
Bob Wallace	TE	1945	1968 - 1972
Bo Hickey	RB	1945	1967
Ron Jones	TE	1946	1969
Faddie Tillman	DL	1948	1972
Harry Howard	DB	1949	1976
Chris Morris	OL	1949	1972 - 1975
Dick Jauron	DB	1950	1973 - 1980
Bo Rather	WR	1950	1973 - 1978
Derland Moore	DL	1951	1973 - 1986
Bill Larson	TE	1953	1975 - 1980
Dan Bunz	LB	1955	1978 - 1985
Howard Ballage		1957
Derrick Goddard		1957
Chuck Herman	OL	1958	1980
Chuck Harris	OL	1961	1987
Tom Rathman	RB	1962	1986 - 1994
Chuck Faucette	LB	1963	1987 - 1988
Dwain Turner	DL	1964	1987
Marvell Burgess	DB	1965	1987
Todd McNair	RB	1965	1989 - 1996
Brad Lamb	WR	1967	1991 - 1993
Blair Thomas	RB	1967	1990 - 1995
Erick Anderson	LB	1968	1992 - 1995
Le'Shai Maston	LB	1970	1993 - 1998
Vaughn Hebron	RB	1970	1993 - 1998
Dwayne Provo	DB	1970	1997
Larry Jackson	DL	1971	1995
Johnnie Morton	WR	1971	1994 - 2005
Priest Holmes	RB	1973	1997 - 2007
Gerald McBurrows	DB	1973	1995 - 2003
Andre Davis	DL	1975	1996
Antonio Dingle	DL	1976	1999
Charles Woodson	DB	1976	1998 - 2010
Russ Hochstein	OL	1977	2001 - 2010
Jon Pendergrass	WR	1978	2003
Rodney Bailey	DL	1979	2001 - 2007
Timon Marshall	WR	1979
Will Overstreet	LB	1979	2002 - 2003
Thomas Houchin	DL	1980	2004
Raymond House	DL	1980	2003
LaDaris Vann	WR	1980	2005
Ryan Boschetti	DL	1981	2004 - 2008
Shane Olivea	OL	1981	2004 - 2007
Adell Duckett	DL	1981	2005
Andrew Pace	DB	1983
Matt Herian	TE	1983
Chris Denman	OL	1983	2008
Jeramie Johnson	DB	1984
Tavares Gooden	LB	1984	2008 - 2010
Sebastian Vollmer	OL	1984	2008 - 2010
Mark Bradford	WR	1984
Louis Ellis	DL	1985
Truman Spencer	P	1985	2008
Larry Beavers	WR	1985	2008
Chase Daniel	QB	1986	2008 - 2010
Bret Lockett	DB	1986	2008 - 2010
Jairus Byrd	DB	1986	2008 - 2010
Russell Okung	OL	1987	2010
Jake Lewko	LB	1987
Martin Tevaseu	DL	1987	2010

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Oct 7, 1976 Football Games

No Games Played

Top Fantasy Games on Oct 7, 1976

Player	Pos	Stats	Fantasy Pnts.
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Top Fantasy Games on this Day (Oct 7)

Player	Pos	Stats	Fantasy Pnts.
Wilbert Montgomery	RB	Oct 7, 1979	37.25
Tony Dorsett	RB	Oct 7, 1979	34.85
Boomer Esiason	QB	Oct 7, 1990	33.50
Chris Miller	QB	Oct 7, 1990	33.40
Lynn Cain	RB	Oct 7, 1984	33.40

1976 Pro Football Champion

Super Bowl (Jan 9, 1977)

Oakland Raiders 32 @ Minnesota Vikings 14

1976 Stat Leaders

Player	Team	Cat	Stat
Bert Jones	Baltimore Colts	Passing Yds	3,104
Ken Stabler	Oakland Raiders	Passing Tds	27
O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	Rushing Yds	1,503
Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rushing Tds	14
Roger Carr	Baltimore Colts	Receiving Yds	1,112
Cliff Branch	Oakland Raiders	Receiving Tds	12
MacArthur Lane	Kansas City Chiefs	Receptions	66
Mark Moseley	Washington Redskins	FGs Made	22
Toni Linhart	Baltimore Colts	XPs Made	49

1976 Fantasy Leaders

Player	Pos	Team	Fantasy Pnts.
Ken Stabler	QB	Raiders	18.64
Steve Grogan	QB	Patriots	18.63
Bert Jones	QB	Colts	18.61
James Harris	QB	Rams	16.66
Chuck Foreman	RB	Vikings	16.27

1976 Top Fantasy Games

Player	Pos	Team	Fantasy Pnts.
Delvin Williams	RB	San Francisco 49ers	40.95
O.J. Simpson	RB	Buffalo Bills	39.30
Delvin Williams	RB	San Francisco 49ers	37.80
James Harris	QB	Los Angeles Rams	36.70
Ed Podolak	RB	Kansas City Chiefs	35.25

1976 Top Draft Pick

Player	Pos	Team	College
Lee Roy Selmon		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Oklahoma

1976 Hall of Fame Class

Member	Contribution
Jim Taylor	Player
Ray Flaherty	Player & Coach
Len Ford	Player