Rich Gannon
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Position (s): Quarterback |
Jersey numbers: 12, 16 |
| born December 20, 1965 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania | |
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| Active : 1987 - 2004 | |
| NFL Draft : 1987 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98 | |
| College : Delaware | |
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| Career statistics | |
| TD - INT | 180-104 |
| Yards | 28,743 |
| QB rating | 84.7 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Richard Joseph "Rich" Gannon (* 20th December 1965 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is a former American American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He played for the Minnesota Vikings , Washington Redskins , Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL). He won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award in 2000 and now works as a commentator for CBS .
Career
Gannon spent his college days at the University of Delaware playing for the local football team, the Fightin 'Blue Hens . At the Blue Hens, he broke 21 club records and led Delaware to the quarterfinals of the NCAA championships. In the 1987 NFL Draft , Gannon was drafted by the New England Patriots in 98th place, but was transferred directly to the Minnesota Vikings . At the Vikings he was initially used only sparsely as the third quarterback behind Wade Wilson and Tommy Kramer . In 1990 Gannon established himself as a starting quarterback and threw 40 touchdowns and 35 interceptions for Minnesota until his move . In 1993 Gannon joined the Washington Redskins , but injured his limb early in the season and was ousted by Mark Rypien , which moved to the Kansas City Chiefs after a year . At first Gannon was only the reserve bank, as he could not prevail against Steve Bono and later against Elvis Grbac . But in 1999, coach Marty Schottenheimer trusted him and Gannon threw ten touchdowns with the rather moderate Chiefs and gained 3260 yards .
In 2000, the 33-year-old Gannon joined the Oakland Raiders . There Gannon experienced the best phase of his career: straight away he threw 24 touchdowns and 3840 yards of space, which was the second time he was elected to the Pro Bowl . Under coach Jon Gruden he became one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, in which he consistently threw 25 or more touchdowns and was nominated three more times for the Pro Bowl. In 2002 he had the best season of his career, throwing 26 touchdowns, gaining 4,689 yards of space and winning the NFL Most Valuable Player Award . He led the Raiders into Super Bowl XXXVII , but where he threw five interceptions in the 28:41 defeat by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , setting a negative record for Super Bowls .
In 2003 and 2004, Gannon was plagued by injuries, never regained his form, and then retired from his career. He has been working for the TV broadcaster CBS since 2005 .
Private life
Gannon is married to his wife Shelly and they have two daughters together. One of them suffers from celiac disease , which is why Gannon campaigns against this disease and wants to raise awareness of gluten- free nutrition.
During Gannon's time with the Kansas City Chiefs, his colleague Elvis Grbac was proclaimed the “Sexiest Male Athlete” by People magazine in 1998 , even though the editorial team had actually meant Gannon. At the photo session, the photographer was not given Gannon's name, only that he was supposed to photograph the "Chiefs starting quarterback". Because Gannon was injured at the time and Grbac was starting quarterback, Grbac was accidentally photographed. It wasn't until 2009 that this farce was exposed by Sports Illustrated .
Web links
- Career statistics , pro-football-reference.com.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2005 Hall of Fame Inductee ( Memento from May 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), bluehens.com
- ↑ NFL PRO BOWL QUARTERBACK RICH GANNON LAUNCHES NATIONAL CELIAC DISEASE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN , University of Maryland Medical Center.
- ↑ Elvis Grbac: Not as sexy as initially indicated , jeffpearlman.com
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| SURNAME | Gannon, Rich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gannon, Richard Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |