ACC furnishing NFL talent Nov 16, 2008
Roman Gabriel, N.C. State, 1961RUNNING BACK1. Tiki Barber, Virginia, 19962. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Falcons' Ryan anxious to face hometown QB McNabb Oct 25, 2008
Ryan had heard about Roman Gabriel, Norm Van Brocklin and Ron Jaworski, but McNabb was his guy. RELATED STORIES. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Joe PosnanskiVIEWPOINT Sep 11, 2008
"You know what's beautiful about the being an old quarterback?" Roman Gabriel once asked. Gabriel's a wonderful guy, he was the NFL MVP in 1969 and the comeback player of the year in 1973. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
7 Points: Rookie Better Than Brady? May 28, 2008
If you've never seen the famous photo of Curtis sacking former Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel, you probably won't be able to fully appreciate the crazed energy that Curtis brought to the gridiron every weekend and how he pushed his teammates to excel. In that photo, Curtis is captured in midair hitting Gabriel from his right side, with Curtis' right arm wrapped across the face opening of Gabriel's helmet, putting him in a headlock that twists Gabriel's upper body backwards as he begins to... (PatriotsInsider.com)
Vital Statistics Mar 31, 2008
Roman Gabriel Keaulana Kealoha. Noah Matthew La'ameamaikalani Kellett. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Klancnik: Best quarterbacks by jersey number Jan 30, 2008
Roman Gabriel -- The first Asian-American (he's of Filipino descent) to start at quarterback in the NFL, Gabriel was a prolific passer for the Rams and Eagles. He won the league MVP in 1969. (ESPN -- Football News)
2007 ACC Football Legend: Wake Forest's Norm Snead Oct 13, 2007
" It could be said that a lot of us had no idea what a quarterback was until Snead arrived on the new Wake Forest campus in Winston-Salem in the late summer of 1957 for his first day of work with the freshman team. In three varsity seasons to come, he became part of an ACC movement - along with Sonny Jurgensen at Duke, Roman Gabriel at NC State, Dick Shiner at Maryland and several others - that redefined the position for all time. Single-wing football had given way years earlier to the... (Theacc.com)
Looking Back... Duke's Leo Hart Revolutionized the ACC at Quarterback Sep 27, 2007
Duke's Sonny Jurgensen, North Carolina State's Roman Gabriel, Wake Forest's Norm Snead, and Maryland's Dick Shiner were strong-armed throwers who went on to long and distinguished NFL careers. But ACC coaches adhered to the Woody Hayes axiom that "three things can happen when you throw a forward pass and two of them are bad." Jurgensen, for example, passed for exactly 371 yards as a senior in 1956. (Theacc.com)
Web Run: Post-Rivers offense Sep 19, 2007
But Roman Gabriel, an All-American quarterback and ACC Player of the Year in the 1960 and 1961 for N.C. State, said the team's struggles at quarterback since Rivers left can't be solely blamed on the players. Pack Pride. (StateFans.com)
NCSU postgame clipboard Sep 10, 2007
Its nine-game losing streak is the longest since 1959, when Eisenhower was president and Roman Gabriel a sophomore at State. The Terriers, a Football Championship Subdivision team (aka I-AA), blasted Charleston Southern 52-24 Saturday while intercepting five passes. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Seahawks' sports grew larger five decades ago May 20, 2007
First base: Bob Rankin, Durham; Jerry Cordell, Raleigh; Roman Gabriel, Wilmington. Second base: Phil Johnson, Raleigh. (The Morning Star)
Georgia Tech's Calvin Johnson, Clemson's Gaines Adams Headline ACC Selections in the 2007 NFL Draft Apr 29, 2007
Johnson becomes the sixth ACC player taken with the second overall selection in the draft joining Roman Gabriel (1962, NC State, Los Angeles Rams); Ken Willard (1965, North Carolina, San Francisco); Randy White (1975, Maryland, Dallas); Lawrence Taylor (1981, North Carolina, New York Giants); and Julius Peppers (2002, North Carolina, Carolina Panthers). NC State's Mario Williams, who was chosen No. 1 overall in last year's NFL Draft, is the earliest ACC player ever selected. (Theacc.com)
Who's next? Inside look at the No. 1 pick Apr 29, 2007
North Carolina State *Roman Gabriel, QB, Oakland, 1962* Mario Williams, DE, Houston Texans, 2006. Notre Dame Angelo Bertelli, QB, Boston Yanks, 1944 Frank Dancewicz, QB, Boston Yanks, 1946 Leon Hart, TE, Detroit, 1950 Paul Hornung, RB/QB, Green Bay, 1957 Walt Patulski, DE, Buffalo, 1972. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Time will tell about this years NFL draft Apr 27, 2007
According to the web site, the Raiders haven t picked first since they selected quarterback Roman Gabriel out of North Carolina State in 1962. After the Raiders make their selection, everything will start to fall into place. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
FBN NFL Draft No 1 Selections Apr 25, 2007
1962 - Roman Gabriel, Oakland (AFL), QB, North Carolina State. 1961 - Tommy Mason, Minnesota, RB, Tulane. (The Ledger)
Unpredictable disease Apr 11, 2007
We've heard more and more about MS on the news as it takes over the lives of celebrities, such as Annette Funicello, Teri Garr, former LA Rams football player Roman Gabriel and Alan Osmond, the eldest of the singing Osmond Brothers. But the disease also affects the lives of regular folks, rich or poor, male or female, young and old. (Ivorytown Beacon, CT)
Choosing sides: Does open enrollment stack the decks when it comes to sports programs? Feb 25, 2007
If they're really smart, they need to go to Hoggard. If they're really into cars and trucks, they need to go to Laney,' " Morris said. "That told me a lot about my student body and their perception of the building they went to school in. (The Morning Star)
Brady and the juniors Feb 22, 2007
Oakland has spent only four first-round draft picks in its history on quarterbacks; the only one taken higher than 15th was Roman Gabriel, the first overall selection in 1962. The Raiders also have drafted only three quarterbacks in the last 13 drafts out of 158 taken across the league. (USA Today -- Sports)
Gabriel knows ring doesn't define player Feb 4, 2007
RANDALL HILL/The Sun News Wearing a T-shirt showing his days with the Rams, former quarterback Roman Gabriel works out at Lifequest in Little River ... Like Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Roman Gabriel owns all the accolades an NFL player can hope to earn - except one ... " Coming home again Gabriel, 66, coached briefly in the defunct USFL, worked as a broadcaster for CBS, operated two minor-league baseball teams in North Carolina and did color commentary for the Carolina... (Myrtle Beach Online, FL -- Sports)
Football Welcomes Three Additions Jan 27, 2007
He was also a finalist for the Roman Gabriel Award as the top player in the Charlotte region in 2005. (Umterps.com)
Mashek: You say you saw Gilliam run it back? Jan 16, 2007
"The excitement of the city, and the region, was as much about the NFL coming to town as it was having our own team. Fans here got to see the stars from the NFL in those days - Gale Sayers, Roman Gabriel, those guys - and the Saints got beat all the time.". Kirkland attended some of the early Saints games at Tulane Stadium, when the event seemed to be as important as the game itself. (Sun Herald, MS -- Sports)
Tomlinson runs away with NFL MVP honors Jan 5, 2007
Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams, QB. 1968. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Just Quinn, Baby? Shell, Raiders on clock with top pick Jan 2, 2007
" The only other time Oakland had the top pick came in the 1962 AFL draft, when the Raiders selected quarterback Roman Gabriel, who instead chose to play with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. The Raiders' two shots at the No. 2 pick haven't worked out too well, either. They traded up in 1997 to get defensive lineman , whose promising career was derailed by drugs, and in 2004 they selected Iowa offensive tackle , a bust so far. For a team that scored just 168 points, the fifth fewest in a 16-game... (ESPN -- Football)
