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Roman Gabriel, former NC State star and Hall of Famer, passes away at 83
Saturday Down South ^
| 4/20/24
| Paul Harvey
Posted on 04/20/2024 3:36:29 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather
His was one of the first football cards I ever owned. And Bob Lily.
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posted on
04/20/2024 3:37:29 PM PDT
by
GSWarrior
To: Libloather
He had a cool name and threw pretty good too...
Too bad he went to NC State...
:]
RIP
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posted on
04/20/2024 3:42:34 PM PDT
by
Adder
(End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
To: Libloather
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posted on
04/20/2024 3:42:40 PM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
(Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
To: RckyRaCoCo
That’s the first thing that came to mind for me too.
To: Libloather
and one time savage on Gilligan’s Island. lol
I really enjoy the episodes with the Rams.
To: Libloather
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posted on
04/20/2024 3:51:46 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
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To: Freest Republican
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posted on
04/20/2024 3:55:16 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
To: Adder
Too bad he went to NC State...
Yeah, he could have joined that illustrious group of accomplished NFL QBs from UNCheat.
/sarc
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posted on
04/20/2024 3:55:25 PM PDT
by
nesnah
(Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
To: Libloather
Roman Gabriel! Standing tall & throwing to Jack Snow (another cool name).
My high school had an Indian QB named Sonny Sixkiller who signed with the Rams.
R.I.P. Mr. Gabriel
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posted on
04/20/2024 3:59:25 PM PDT
by
Arkady
To: Libloather
He was a very solid NFL QB. Tough to bring down in the pocket as he was big and strong (6’4” 220 lbs.) watched him a lot as a kid. RIP
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posted on
04/20/2024 4:01:23 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Pray for Biden: Psalms 109: 8)
To: Arkady
He wasn’t that good. Neither was Tarkington. Both choked in big games. Tarkington played a lot of yers running around and not getting injured. Gabriel was noteworthy for his big size at 220 lbs, big at the time. The size didn’t make him any better. Then there was the line in his book criticizing John Brodie. “He just throws the ball up hoping Gene Washington gets it”.
To: Libloather
I recall that he was the first first “big” quarterback, since the others of that era were rather small in stature. (Tittle, Unitas)
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posted on
04/20/2024 4:05:30 PM PDT
by
Ed Condon
(subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
To: RckyRaCoCo; ClaytonForester
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posted on
04/20/2024 4:08:58 PM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Think of it as evolution in action. [Oath of Fealty - Pournelle and Niven])
To: Libloather
I remember him! My condolences to his family.
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posted on
04/20/2024 4:19:11 PM PDT
by
ducttape45
(Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
To: Libloather
As a young kid I went to an LA Rams pre-season game vs the Buffalo Bills whom had a Rookie named OJ Simpson. My Dad bought me a program and we stood outside the Locker-room after the game. I still have that program signed by Roman Gabriel, Jack Snow, Merlin Olsen, Deacon Jones and Coach George Allen amongst others.
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posted on
04/20/2024 4:23:08 PM PDT
by
DAC21
To: Libloather
He had one hell of a arm and was a very good baseball player. He was in the wrong era.
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posted on
04/20/2024 4:26:48 PM PDT
by
Theoria
To: Libloather
He threw HARD - a disadvantage in snowy post-season games
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posted on
04/20/2024 4:46:32 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
To: Libloather
Sad news. I remember him from his days with the Rams. RIP Roman Gabriel.
Whitey Herzog, Dicky Betts, and Roman Gabriel this week. Hopefully that’s it.
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posted on
04/20/2024 4:54:17 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.c)
To: DIRTYSECRET
He wasn’t that good. Neither was Tarkington. Both choked in big games.
From those eras, who would be better? Bart Starr?! Hadl? Namath? Bradshaw? QBs couldn’t win by themselves in those days.
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