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Roman Gabriel

Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr.

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: August 5, 1940 in Wilmington, NC
College: North Carolina State

Career AV: 96 (173rd overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
1962 22 RAM 18 6 3 0-3-1 57 101 56.4 670 3 3.0 2 2.0 65 6.6 6.3 11.8 111.7 78.4 1
1963 23 RAM QB 18 12 9 5-4-0 130 281 46.3 1947 8 2.8 11 3.9 77 6.9 5.7 15.0 162.3 62.7 5
1964 24 RAM qb 18 7 6 3-3-0 65 143 45.5 1236 9 6.3 5 3.5 70 8.6 8.3 19.0 176.6 82.4 4
1965 25 RAM QB 18 7 4 3-1-0 83 173 48.0 1321 11 6.4 5 2.9 60 7.6 7.6 15.9 188.7 83.0 7
1966 26 RAM QB 18 14 14 8-6-0 217 397 54.7 2540 10 2.5 16 4.0 84 6.4 5.1 11.7 181.4 65.9 7
1967* 27 RAM QB 18 14 14 11-1-2 196 371 52.8 2779 25 6.7 13 3.5 80 7.5 7.3 14.2 198.5 85.2 14
1968* 28 RAM QB 18 14 14 10-3-1 184 366 50.3 2364 19 5.2 16 4.4 60 6.5 5.5 12.8 168.9 70.0 11
1969*+ 29 RAM QB 18 14 14 11-3-0 217 399 54.4 2549 24 6.0 7 1.8 93 6.4 6.8 11.7 182.1 86.8 14 112 5.9 6.3 3.4 14
1970 30 RAM QB 18 14 14 9-4-1 211 407 51.8 2552 16 3.9 12 2.9 71 6.3 5.7 12.1 182.3 72.2 20 134 5.7 5.1 4.7 12
1971 31 RAM QB 18 14 14 8-5-1 180 352 51.1 2238 17 4.8 10 2.8 68 6.4 6.0 12.4 159.9 75.4 25 200 5.4 5.1 6.6 12
1972 32 RAM QB 18 14 13 6-6-0 165 323 51.1 2027 12 3.7 15 4.6 57 6.3 4.9 12.3 144.8 63.8 12 102 5.7 4.4 3.6 9
1973* 33 PHI QB 5 14 14 5-8-1 270 460 58.7 3219 23 5.0 12 2.6 80 7.0 6.8 11.9 229.9 86.0 31 219 6.1 5.9 6.3 15
1974 34 PHI QB 5 11 11 4-7-0 193 338 57.1 1867 9 2.7 12 3.6 64 5.5 4.5 9.7 169.7 66.8 35 259 4.3 3.3 9.4 8
1975 35 PHI QB 5 11 9 2-7-0 151 292 51.7 1644 13 4.5 11 3.8 62 5.6 4.8 10.9 149.5 67.8 18 131 4.9 4.1 5.8 6
1976 36 PHI 18 4 4 1-3-0 46 92 50.0 476 2 2.2 2 2.2 34 5.2 4.6 10.3 119.0 63.5 13 111 3.5 3.0 12.4 2
1977 37 PHI 18 13 0 1 3 33.3 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 5.0 5.0 15.0 1.2 50.7 0 0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0
Career 183 157 86-64-7 2366 4498 52.6 29444 201 4.5 149 3.3 93 6.5 5.9 12.4 160.9 74.3 168 1268 6.0 5.5 3.6 127
11 yrs RAM 130 119 74-39-6 1705 3313 51.5 22223 154 4.6 112 3.4 93 6.7 6.1 13.0 170.9 74.3 71 548 5.7 5.3 4.6 96
5 yrs PHI 53 38 12-25-1 661 1185 55.8 7221 47 4.0 37 3.1 80 6.1 5.5 10.9 136.2 74.2 97 720 5.1 4.5 7.6 31

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1967 (0-1), 1969 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1962 22 RAM 18 6 3 0-3-1 101 79 104 115 79 146 109
1963 23 RAM QB 18 12 9 5-4-0 281 88 95 77 77 115 89
1964 24 RAM qb 18 7 6 3-3-0 143 123 123 78 108 118 111
1965 25 RAM QB 18 7 4 3-1-0 173 108 115 88 112 121 112
1966 26 RAM QB 18 14 14 8-6-0 397 90 95 111 79 113 97
1967* 27 RAM QB 18 14 14 11-1-2 371 109 117 105 117 119 118
1968* 28 RAM QB 18 14 14 10-3-1 366 91 -71 100 -3 93 102 109 148 101
1969*+ 29 RAM QB 18 14 14 11-3-0 399 91 106 114 121 109 113 132 125 120
1970 30 RAM QB 18 14 14 9-4-1 407 91 102 105 110 101 95 120 118 107
1971 31 RAM QB 18 14 14 8-5-1 352 93 98 110 111 99 105 123 106 112
1972 32 RAM QB 18 14 13 6-6-0 323 93 104 98 105 98 95 108 123 99
1973* 33 PHI QB 5 14 14 5-8-1 460 108 111 120 121 120 107 127 109 124
1974 34 PHI QB 5 11 11 4-7-0 338 82 83 94 94 116 87 116 94 102
1975 35 PHI QB 5 11 9 2-7-0 292 86 93 97 101 98 103 113 115 102
1976 36 PHI 18 4 4 1-3-0 92 77 72 96 91 94 82 131 80 99
Career 183 157 86-64-7 4498 94 99 106 109 102 99 119 112 108

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1962 22 RAM 18 6 3 18 93 0 15 5.2 15.5 3.0 93 0 2
1963 23 RAM QB 18 12 9 39 132 3 16 3.4 11.0 3.3 132 3 10
1964 24 RAM qb 18 7 6 11 5 1 6 0.5 0.7 1.6 5 1 9
1965 25 RAM QB 18 7 4 23 79 2 17 3.4 11.3 3.3 79 2 5
1966 26 RAM QB 18 14 14 52 176 3 14 3.4 12.6 3.7 176 3 10
1967* 27 RAM QB 18 14 14 43 198 6 23 4.6 14.1 3.1 198 6 5
1968* 28 RAM QB 18 14 14 34 139 4 19 4.1 9.9 2.4 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0.1 -0.4 134 4 6
1969*+ 29 RAM QB 18 14 14 35 156 5 22 4.5 11.1 2.5 156 5 7
1970 30 RAM QB 18 14 14 28 104 1 15 3.7 7.4 2.0 104 1 6
1971 31 RAM QB 18 14 14 18 48 2 10 2.7 3.4 1.3 48 2 9
1972 32 RAM QB 18 14 13 14 16 1 11 1.1 1.1 1.0 16 1 6
1973* 33 PHI QB 5 14 14 12 10 1 5 0.8 0.7 0.9 10 1 10
1974 34 PHI QB 5 11 11 14 76 0 11 5.4 6.9 1.3 76 0 6
1975 35 PHI QB 5 11 9 13 70 1 39 5.4 6.4 1.2 70 1 5
1976 36 PHI 18 4 4 4 2 0 1 0.5 0.5 1.0 2 0 9
Career 183 157 358 1304 30 39 3.6 7.1 2.0 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1299 30 105
11 yrs RAM 130 119 315 1146 28 23 3.6 8.8 2.4 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1141 28 75
5 yrs PHI 53 38 43 158 2 39 3.7 3.0 0.8 158 2 30

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1962 22 RAM 18 6 3 2 0 0 0
1963 23 RAM QB 18 12 9 10 1 0 0
1964 24 RAM qb 18 7 6 9 0 0 0
1965 25 RAM QB 18 7 4 5 2 0 0
1966 26 RAM QB 18 14 14 10 6 -11 0
1967* 27 RAM QB 18 14 14 5 1 0 0
1968* 28 RAM QB 18 14 14 6 1 0 0
1969*+ 29 RAM QB 18 14 14 7 5 -4 0
1970 30 RAM QB 18 14 14 6 1 0 0
1971 31 RAM QB 18 14 14 9 3 -23 0
1972 32 RAM QB 18 14 13 6 3 -18 0
1973* 33 PHI QB 5 14 14 10 6 -2 0
1974 34 PHI QB 5 11 11 6 3 0 0
1975 35 PHI QB 5 11 9 5 3 -29 0
1976 36 PHI 18 4 4 9 2 -3 0
Career 183 157 105 37 -90 0
11 yrs RAM 130 119 75 23 -56 0
5 yrs PHI 53 38 30 14 -34 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1963 23 RAM QB 18 12 9 3 3 18
1964 24 RAM qb 18 7 6 1 1 6
1965 25 RAM QB 18 7 4 2 2 12
1966 26 RAM QB 18 14 14 3 3 18
1967* 27 RAM QB 18 14 14 6 6 36
1968* 28 RAM QB 18 14 14 4 4 24
1969*+ 29 RAM QB 18 14 14 5 5 30
1970 30 RAM QB 18 14 14 1 1 6
1971 31 RAM QB 18 14 14 2 2 12
1972 32 RAM QB 18 14 13 1 1 6
1973* 33 PHI QB 5 14 14 1 1 6
1975 35 PHI QB 5 11 9 1 1 6
Career 183 157 30 30 180
11 yrs RAM 130 119 28 28 168
5 yrs PHI 53 38 2 2 12

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Sam Etcheverry, Matt Cavanaugh, Don Meredith, Danny Kanell, Frank Ryan, Tarvaris Jackson, Dick Wood, David Klingler, Jack Trudeau, Babe Parilli
4 Josh McCown, Jack Trudeau, Don Meredith, Adrian Burk, Bart Starr*, Dan Pastorini, Steve Bartkowski, Patrick Ramsey, Randy Johnson, Mickey Slaughter
5 Steve Bartkowski, Don Meredith, Jim Ninowski, Mike Tomczak, Jack Trudeau, Tom Flores, David Whitehurst, Dennis Shaw, Bill Munson, Dan Pastorini
6 Steve Bartkowski, Bobby Douglass, Archie Manning, Jim Hart, Gus Frerotte, Rodney Peete, Charley Johnson, Jon Kitna, Bill Kenney, Joe Theismann
7 Jeff George, Steve Bartkowski, Jon Kitna, Gus Frerotte, Trent Dilfer, Don Meredith, Elvis Grbac, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, David Carr
8 Marc Bulger, Steve Bartkowski, Jeff George, Bart Starr*, Jay Schroeder, Archie Manning, Kordell Stewart, Ed Brown, Jim Plunkett, Phil Simms
9 Steve Bartkowski, Archie Manning, Bernie Kosar, Don Meredith, Richard Todd, Joe Theismann, Jake Plummer, Bart Starr*, Ken O'Brien, Jay Schroeder
10 Jake Plummer, Archie Manning, Ken O'Brien, Jim Hart, Steve Bartkowski, Brian Sipe, Steve Grogan, Matt Hasselbeck, Bernie Kosar, John Hadl
11 Jim Hart, Jake Plummer, Jim Everett, Ken O'Brien, Steve Grogan, Phil Simms, John Hadl, Dave Krieg, Brian Sipe, Eddie LeBaron
12 Jim Everett, Jim Hart, Drew Bledsoe, Joe Namath*, John Hadl, Bart Starr*, Phil Simms, Ken Stabler, Steve Grogan, Steve McNair
13 Jim Hart, Jim Everett, John Hadl, Drew Bledsoe, Bart Starr*, Ken Stabler, Phil Simms, Joe Namath*, Dave Krieg, Troy Aikman*
14 Jim Hart, Drew Bledsoe, John Hadl, Bart Starr*, Ken Stabler, Jim Everett, Phil Simms, Bob Griese*, Dave Krieg, Terry Bradshaw*
15 Jim Hart, Phil Simms, Drew Bledsoe, John Hadl, Bart Starr*, Dave Krieg, Ken Stabler, Len Dawson*, Jim Everett, Bob Griese*
16 Jim Hart, Phil Simms, Drew Bledsoe, John Hadl, Len Dawson*, Bart Starr*, Ken Stabler, Jim Everett, Jim Plunkett, Dave Krieg
Career Phil Simms, Len Dawson*, Jim Hart, Drew Bledsoe, John Hadl, Bart Starr*, Ken Stabler, Jim Everett, Jim Plunkett, Bob Griese*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1969 NFL AP MVP
1969 NFL UPI MVP
1969 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1969 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1973 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1967
1968
1969
1973

First-Team All-Pro

1969

Passes Completed

1966 NFL 217 (3)
1967 NFL 196 (5)
1968 NFL 184 (2)
1969 NFL 217 (3)
1970 NFL 211 (3)
1971 NFL 180 (5)
1972 NFL 165 (9)
1973 NFL 270 (1)
1974 NFL 193 (4)
Career 2366 (37)

Pass Attempts

1963 NFL 281 (10)
1966 NFL 397 (3)
1967 NFL 371 (6)
1968 NFL 366 (2)
1969 NFL 399 (3)
1970 NFL 407 (1)
1971 NFL 352 (5)
1972 NFL 323 (8)
1973 NFL 460 (1)
1974 NFL 338 (6)
Career 4498 (25)

Passing Yds

1966 NFL 2540 (7)
1967 NFL 2779 (6)
1968 NFL 2364 (6)
1969 NFL 2549 (6)
1970 NFL 2552 (4)
1971 NFL 2238 (7)
1972 NFL 2027 (10)
1973 NFL 3219 (1)
Career 29444 (32)

Passing TD

1966 NFL 10 (9)
1967 NFL 25 (4)
1968 NFL 19 (5)
1969 NFL 24 (1)
1970 NFL 16 (6)
1971 NFL 17 (5)
1973 NFL 23 (1)
Career 201 (26)

Passer Rating

1966 NFL 65.9 (7)
1967 NFL 85.2 (3)
1968 NFL 70.0 (8)
1969 NFL 86.8 (2)
1970 NFL 72.2 (8)
1971 NFL 75.4 (7)
1973 NFL 86.0 (5)
1975 NFL 67.8 (10)
Career 74.3 (102)

Long Pass

1963 NFL 77 (6)
1964 NFL 70 (10)
1966 NFL 84 (6)
1967 NFL 80 (10)
1969 NFL 93 (1/48)
1973 NFL 80 (2)

Passes Intercepted

1966 NFL 16 (6)
1968 NFL 16 (8)
1972 NFL 15 (10)
1973 NFL 12 (10)
Career 149 (51)

Sacked

1971 NFL 25 (9)
1973 NFL 31 (5)
1974 NFL 35 (5)
Career 168 (94)

Sacked Yds Lost

1973 NFL 219 (8)
1974 NFL 259 (8)
Career 1268 (88)

Passing Yds/Game

1963 NFL 162.3 (10)
1964 NFL 176.6 (9)
1965 NFL 188.7 (5)
1966 NFL 181.4 (7)
1967 NFL 198.5 (6)
1968 NFL 168.9 (8)
1969 NFL 182.1 (7)
1970 NFL 182.3 (4)
1971 NFL 159.9 (9)
1973 NFL 229.9 (1)
1974 NFL 169.7 (10)
Career 160.9 (90)

Yds/Pass Att

1966 NFL 6.4 (9)
1967 NFL 7.5 (6)
1968 NFL 6.5 (9)
1973 NFL 7.0 (9)
Career 6.5 (166)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1963 NFL 15.0 (4)
1967 NFL 14.2 (6)
1968 NFL 12.8 (8)
Career 12.4 (109)

Pass Attempts/Game

1963 NFL 23.4 (7)
1965 NFL 24.7 (7)
1966 NFL 28.4 (4)
1967 NFL 26.5 (6)
1968 NFL 26.1 (5)
1969 NFL 28.5 (4)
1970 NFL 29.1 (1)
1971 NFL 25.1 (5)
1972 NFL 23.1 (9)
1973 NFL 32.9 (1)
1974 NFL 30.7 (1)
1975 NFL 26.5 (5)
Career 24.6 (75)

Rushing TD

1967 NFL 6 (5)
1969 NFL 5 (9)
Career 30 (167)

Fumbles

1963 NFL 10 (4)
1964 NFL 9 (4)
1966 NFL 10 (2)
1967 NFL 5 (10)
1968 NFL 6 (9)
1969 NFL 7 (3)
1970 NFL 6 (7)
1971 NFL 9 (4)
1973 NFL 10 (3)
1976 NFL 9 (5)
Career 105 (11)

Fumbles Recovered

1966 NFL 6 (1/44)
1969 NFL 5 (1)
1973 NFL 6 (1/44)
Career 37 (11)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 6.80 (3)
1970 NFL 5.73 (9)
1971 NFL 6.05 (8)
1973 NFL 6.82 (7)
Career 5.95 (89)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 5.90 (9)
1973 NFL 6.11 (6)
Career 5.41 (144)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 6.30 (2)
1970 NFL 5.15 (7)
1971 NFL 5.11 (8)
1973 NFL 5.95 (4)
Career 4.94 (96)

Passes Completed/Game

1965 NFL 11.9 (9)
1966 NFL 15.5 (4)
1967 NFL 14.0 (5)
1968 NFL 13.1 (7)
1969 NFL 15.5 (3)
1970 NFL 15.1 (3)
1971 NFL 12.9 (6)
1972 NFL 11.8 (10)
1973 NFL 19.3 (1)
1974 NFL 17.5 (1)
1975 NFL 13.7 (6)
Career 12.9 (93)

Pass Completion %

1966 NFL 54.7% (4)
1967 NFL 52.8% (6)
1969 NFL 54.4% (3)
1973 NFL 58.7% (4)
1974 NFL 57.1% (6)
Career 52.6% (152)

Pass Intercept. %

1963 NFL 3.9% (4)
1966 NFL 4.0% (4)
1967 NFL 3.5% (2)
1968 NFL 4.4% (6)
1969 NFL 1.8% (1/56)
1970 NFL 2.9% (2)
1971 NFL 2.8% (3)
1973 NFL 2.6% (1)
1974 NFL 3.6% (7)
1975 NFL 3.8% (6)
Career 3.3% (51)

Passing TD %

1967 NFL 6.7% (3)
1968 NFL 5.2% (8)
1969 NFL 6.0% (4)
1971 NFL 4.8% (9)
1973 NFL 5.0% (9)
Career 4.5% (73)

Sack %

1969 NFL 3.39% (1/68)
1970 NFL 4.68% (4)
1971 NFL 6.63% (10)
1972 NFL 3.58% (3/81)
1973 NFL 6.31% (6)
1975 NFL 5.81% (3)
Career 5.93% (50)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1968NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Hall of Fame: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 30 14 QB 190 48 6 31
1971 31 14 QB 188 62 5 13
1972 32 14 QB 131 17
1973 33 14 QB 250 122 1 2
1974 34 11 QB 112 15
1975 35 11 QB 135 15
1976 36 4 QB 27 41
1977 37 13 QB 1 61
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