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American football player (1927–2005)
American football player
Bobby Gage
Gage on a 1950 Bowman football card
Position:
Halfback /
QB /
DB Born: (1927-01-15 ) January 15, 1927
Chester, South Carolina , U.S.Died: April 19, 2005(2005-04-19) (aged 78)
Greenville, South Carolina , U.S. Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 175 lb (79 kg) High school: Boys High School (
Anderson, South Carolina ) College:
Clemson NFL draft:
1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
First-team
All-American (
1948 )
1949
Gator Bowl MVP
[1]
Clemson Hall of Fame (1976)
[2]
South Carolina Hall of Fame (1978)
[2]
Gator Bowl Hall of Fame (1990)
[3]
Longest run from scrimmage in Pittsburgh Steelers history (97 yards)
[4]
Games Played/ Started: 22/ 19 Rushing Atts/ Yds/ TDs: 85/ 334/ 6 Completions/ Atts: 38/ 94 Passing Yds/ TDs: 623/ 3 Receptions/ Yds/ TDs: 7/ 135/ 2 Fumbles Caused/ Recovered: 12/ 7
Player stats at
NFL.com ·
PFR
Robert Gage II (January 15, 1927 – April 19, 2005) was an
American football player who played two seasons in the
National Football League (NFL) with the
Pittsburgh Steelers .
Early life
Gage was born in
Chester, South Carolina . He attended Boys High School in
Anderson, South Carolina .
[5]
He matriculated at
Clemson University .
[5]
Gage was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the
1949 NFL Draft .
[5] He was also selected by the
Baltimore Colts of the
All-America Football Conference .
[6]
He played two seasons for the Steelers at
tailback ,
quarterback and
defensive back . In the penultimate game of the
1949 season, Gage set a franchise record which still stands with a 97-yard run on a fake punt.
[7] This run also tied the
league record at the time which was held by the
Green Bay Packers '
Andy Uram . The record stood until
1982 , when
Tony Dorsett scored from 99 yards out.
[8]
Gage retired from football after two season to devote more time to his family and his off-season job as an executive at a South Carolina textile firm.
[9]
Personal
Gage married Patricia "Patsy" McGarahan in 1947.
[10] The couple had six children, four girls and two boys.
[11]
After finishing his football career, Gage had a forty-year career at Chemurgy Products in
Greenville, South Carolina .
[11]
Gage died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Greenville on April 19, 2005.
[12]
References
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"Most Valuable Players - Winning Team" .
Gator Bowl Association . Archived from
the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
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a
b
"Bobby Gage bio" .
Clemson University . Archived from
the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
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"Hall of Fame Inductees" .
Gator Bowl Association . Archived from
the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
^ Bendel, Joe (December 25, 2005).
"Notebook: Harrison takes out unruly fan" .
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Archived from
the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
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a
b
c
"Bobby Gage bio" . databaseFootball. Archived from
the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
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"Colts Select Bobby Gage" .
Spartanburg Herald-Journal . January 4, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
^ Sell, Jack (December 5, 1949).
"Gage Stars; Bears Top Steelers 30–21" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 8. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
^
"NFL Single-Season Longest Rush Leaders" .
Pro Football Reference . Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
^ Abrams, Al (February 9, 1951).
"Gage May Quit Steelers" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 20. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
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"Gage family tree" . Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
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a
b
"Robert 'Bobby' Gage II obit" .
The Greenville News . April 21, 2005. Archived from
the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
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"Clemson Legend Bobby Gage Passes" .
Scout.com . April 20, 2005. Archived from
the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010 .
Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939)