Robert Gallery
Gallery with the Raiders in 2010
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| Position: | Tackle / Guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 26, 1980 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Manchester, Iowa | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Winthrop (IA) East Buchanan | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 104 |
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| Games started: | 103 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 4 |
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Robert J. Gallery (born July 26, 1980) is an American former college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the University of Iowa, and received unanimous All-American recognition. The Oakland Raiders selected him with the second overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, and he also played for the Seattle Seahawks.
Gallery was born in Manchester, Iowa. He attended East Buchanan High School in Winthrop, Iowa, and starred in football, basketball and track. In football, he played tight end and linebacker, and also handled punting and kickoff duties. He was an all-conference honorable mention selection as a sophomore before being named first-team all-conference as a junior and senior. Gallery helped his high school team to a three-year record of 24-8, including a 19-2 record in district play. He was a Des Moines Register Class 1A first-team all-state selection as a senior. In addition to his athletic accomplishments, Gallery earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
Gallery went to the University of Iowa, and played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team from 1999 to 2003. His older brother, Nick, had been an All-Big Ten punter for the Hawkeyes, and his younger brother, John, later became a punter for the Hawkeyes. After red-shirting in 1999, Gallery had three catches for 52 yards as a starting tight end as a freshman before moving to the tackle position. He started six games at right tackle as a freshman.
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