Chris Gilbert (American football)

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Chris Gilbert
Date of birthOctober 16, 1946
Place of birth Houston, Texas, U.S.
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Position(s) HB
US college University of Texas
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Chris Gilbert (born October 16, 1946) is an American former football player.

Gilbert ran for 3,231 yards in 29 games for the University of Texas in 1966–68. He was the first player in NCAA history to record three 1,000-yard rushing seasons—rushing for 1,080 as a sophomore, 1,019 as a junior, 1,132 as a senior, averaging 5.4 yards per rushing attempt. [1] He was All-Southwest Conference three times and consensus All-America in 1968. In his career, he returned 20 kickoffs, averaging 22.7 yards on each and scored 28 touchdowns in 29 games. He was co-captain of the 1968 Longhorn team that shared the SWC championship and finished 8th in Heisman voting that year. He was named the team MVP all three years he was on varsity. [2]

He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft and signed and released by them that year without ever playing in the NFL. He instead chose to play in the Continental Football League in 1969 with the Fort Worth Braves because he still needed 12 hours of classwork to graduate and the Fort Worth location would make it easier to finish school at Texas (and by staying in school he could avoid being drafted and sent to Vietnam). [3] That season rushed for 381 yards on 101 attempts. [4]

After a season in pro football, he went into business. With friend and Texas teammate Corby Robertson, a '67 All-America linebacker, he founded Camp Olympia in Trinity, TX and found success with the Gilbert Investment Company in Houston. [5]

Gilbert was named to the All-Southwest team for era 1919-1969 by Football Writers Association of America; inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Honor in 1978, the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1990 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

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References

  1. ↑ Chris Gilbert at the College Football Hall of Fame
  2. ↑ "Chris Gilbert Hall of Honor".
  3. ↑ Henry, John (February 8, 2024). "Remembering Fort Worth's Pro Football Team on Super Bowl Week" . Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Chris Gilbert" . Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chris Gilbert" . Retrieved September 30, 2024.


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