Quarterback, NC State, 1959–61
Roman Gabriel
Lettered 1959–61 (school media guide)
- Born
- Aug 5, 1940, in Wilmington, North Carolina
- Died
- Apr 20, 2024, in Little River, South Carolina
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Roman Gabriel played quarterback at NC State (1959–61). He finished ninth in the 1961 Heisman vote. The Los Angeles Rams took Gabriel in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1962 NFL Draft. The Oakland Raiders also took him first overall in the 1962 AFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1989College Football Hall of Fame
- 1960, 1961ACC Player of the Year
- 1960, 1961First-team All-ACC
- 1961Ninth in the Heisman vote
All-America: AFCA first team 1961; FWAA first team 1961; FWAA 1960; AFCA second team 1960; UPI second team 1960 and 1961; AP second team 1961; NEA second team 1961; Time 1961
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 4 (1967–69, 1973)
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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