Fred Biletnikoff

Receptions:	589
Receiving yards:	8,974
Receiving touchdowns:	76

Fred Biletnikoff
	Biletnikoff (in white) catching a pass in the 1965 Gator Bowl
No. 14, 25
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	February 23, 1943 (age 81); Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Technical Memorial ; (Erie, Pennsylvania)
College:	Florida State (1962–1964)
NFL draft:	1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 39
AFL draft:	1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11
Career history
As a player:
	Oakland Raiders (1965–1978); Montreal Alouettes (1980);
As a coach:
	Montreal Alouettes (1980) ; Assistant coach; Orange Glen HS (CA) (1982) ; Assistant coach; Palomar (1983) ; Assistant coach; Diablo Valley (1984) ; Assistant coach; Oakland Invaders (1985) ; Assistant coach; Arizona Wranglers (1986) ; Assistant coach; Calgary Stampeders (1987–1988) ; Assistant coach; Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders (1989–2006) ; Wide receivers;
Career highlights and awards
	As a player Super Bowl champion (XI); AFL champion (1967); Super Bowl MVP (XI); First-team All-Pro (1972); First-team All-AFL (1969); 4× Pro Bowl (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974); 2× AFL All-Star (1967, 1969); NFL receptions leader (1971); Consensus All-American (1964); Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 25 honored;
Career AFL/NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	589
Receiving yards:	8,974
Receiving touchdowns:	76
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Frederick Biletnikoff (born February 23, 1943), nicknamed "Scarecrow", is an American former football player and coach. He played as a wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons and later was an assistant coach with the team. He retired as an NFL player after the 1978 season, and then played one additional season in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes in 1980. While he lacked the breakaway speed to be a deep-play threat, Biletnikoff was one of the most sure-handed and consistent receivers of his day, with a propensity for making spectacular catches. He was also known for running smooth, precise pass routes. He is a member of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988) and College Football Hall of Fame (1991).

Biletnikoff attended Florida State University, where he played college football for the Florida State Seminoles football team and earned consensus All-American honors after leading the country in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns as a senior. The Fred Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the most outstanding receiver in NCAA Division I FBS, is named in his honor.

Through his AFL and NFL career, Biletnikoff had 589 receptions for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns, and had a then-league-record 10 straight seasons of 40 or more receptions, during a time when teams emphasized running over passing. With the Raiders, Biletnikoff played in the second AFL-NFL World Championship game—retroactively known as Super Bowl II—and in Super Bowl XI, in which he was named the game's MVP in a victory over the Minnesota Vikings. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he also played two AFL All-Star games, three AFL title games, and five AFC championship games.