Roman Gabriel
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 5, 1940 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Wilmington, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | New Hanover (NC) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | NC State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1962 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 4,498 |
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| Pass completions: | 2,366 |
| Percentage: | 52.6 |
| TD–INT: | 201–149 |
| Passing Yards: | 29,444 |
| Passer rating: | 74.3 |
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Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (born August 5, 1940) is a former American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback and is considered by many to have been one of the best players at that position during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft and played for the Los Angeles Rams for eleven seasons, then five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Gabriel was born to Suzanne, an Irish-American woman, and Roman Gabriel, Sr., a Filipino immigrant, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Gabriel grew up poor and suffered from asthma. Gabriel played high school football at New Hanover High School and graduated in 1958. He went on to star at quarterback at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
A two-time All-American and two-time ACC Player of the Year (1960–61), Gabriel finished his college career holding virtually every Wolfpack passing record. An academic All-American, Gabriel saw his jersey retired after his senior season and then presented to him by North Carolina governor Terry Sanford on January 20, 1962, at halftime of an NC State-Maryland basketball game in Reynolds Coliseum. As captain of his team, Gabriel set 22 school and nine conference football records. He threw for 2,961 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Known for his arm strength, he also played baseball and was voted the best amateur athlete in the Carolinas. In a three-year career, he passed for 20 touchdowns and ran for 15. The Atlantic Coast Conference’s 50th Anniversary Football Team was announced in 2003 and Gabriel was among the top 50 players in the history of the ACC to be listed. Gabriel was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
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