Gale Gilbert
Encyclopedia
Gale Reed Gilbert is a former American football
quarterback
who played eight seasons in the NFL
for the Seattle Seahawks
, Buffalo Bills
, and the San Diego Chargers
.
. That team lost the nationally televised championship game to a team from Taiwan.
In college, Gale Gilbert played for the California Golden Bears. He was the starting quarterback
for the Golden Bears in the infamous 1982 Big Game where The Play
occurred, resulting in California winning with a series of laterals that scored a touchdown.
teams. He was a member of the Bills, who played in four straight Super Bowls (XXV- XXVIII) and of the Chargers, who played in Super Bowl XXIX
. All five teams lost their respective nationally-televised championship game.
, is a backup quarterback for the Texas Longhorns
college football
team. In the 2009 nationally-televised championship game against the University of Alabama
, Texas lost with the freshman
Gilbert at the helm.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
who played eight seasons in the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
, Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Early life
Gilbert was the catcher for a baseball team from Red Bluff, California, which played in the 1974 Little League World Series1974 Little League World Series
-Winners bracket:-Consolation bracket:-Notable players:*NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert played for the runner-up team from Red Bluff, California.-External links:**...
. That team lost the nationally televised championship game to a team from Taiwan.
In college, Gale Gilbert played for the California Golden Bears. He was the starting quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the Golden Bears in the infamous 1982 Big Game where The Play
The Play
The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the and the Stanford University Cardinal on Saturday, November 20, 1982...
occurred, resulting in California winning with a series of laterals that scored a touchdown.
Professional career
Gilbert is the only player in NFL history to be a member of five straight Super BowlSuper Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
teams. He was a member of the Bills, who played in four straight Super Bowls (XXV- XXVIII) and of the Chargers, who played in Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...
. All five teams lost their respective nationally-televised championship game.
Personal life
Gilbert's son, Garrett GilbertGarrett Gilbert
Garrett Gilbert is a current quarterback for the SMU Mustangs college football team. Gilbert was regarded as one of the best high school quarterbacks of his class and was named the 2008 Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today....
, is a backup quarterback for the Texas Longhorns
Texas Longhorns football
The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...
college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
team. In the 2009 nationally-televised championship game against the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
, Texas lost with the freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
Gilbert at the helm.