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Wallace Doroin Francis (born November 7, 1951) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played nine years in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons from 1973 to 1981.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born: | (1951-11-07) November 7, 1951 (age 72) Franklin, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Franklin (LA) Park Avenue | ||||||
| College: | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 5 / Pick: 110 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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Francis played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.[1]
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 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 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 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 | ||
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