Gabe Crecion

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Gabe Crecion
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Position: Tight end/defensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1977-07-09) July 9, 1977 (age 47)
West Hills, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Chaminade College Prep
(West Hills, California)
College: UCLA
Undrafted: 2001
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Career Arena statistics
Games played:15
Total tackles:27
Sacks:4.0
Forced fumbles:3
Pass deflections:4
Player stats at PFR

Gabriel John Crecion (born July 9, 1977) is an American former professional football tight end and defensive lineman. Originally from Northridge, California, he played college football at UCLA. After going undrafted in the 2001 NFL draft, Crecion began his professional football career as a two-way offensive and defensive lineman with the Bakersfield Blitz of af2 in 2002. Returning to his primary position of tight end, he signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2003 and played for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe that year. In 2004, Crecion made his NFL debut with the 49ers, appearing in one game.

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Early life and college

Born in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Crecion grew up in nearby Northridge and attended Chaminade College Preparatory School, where he played at tight end on the football team and pitcher on the baseball team. [1] BlueChips Illustrated named Crecion in its All-American team. [1] Crecion graduated from Chaminade Prep in 1996, and the Baltimore Orioles selected Crecion in the 19th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. [2] In the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, Crecion was again selected, this time by the New York Yankees in the 16th round. However, Crecion never played professional baseball. [2]

Crecion attended the University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in anthropology and playing at tight end on the UCLA Bruins football team from 1996 to 2000 under head coach Bob Toledo; he redshirted the 1998 season. [1] [3] In the 1997 season, when UCLA finished with a no. 5 AP Poll ranking and 1998 Cotton Bowl Classic title, Crecion had six receptions for 79 yards. [4] As a senior in 2000, Crecion had eight receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown. [5]

Pro football career

Not selected in the 2001 NFL draft, Crecion began his pro football career playing at offensive lineman and defensive lineman for the Bakersfield Blitz of af2. [6] In the 2002 season for the Blitz, Crecion had 27 total tackles (17 solo, 20 assisted) including 3.5 tackles for loss, four sacks for a loss of 10 yards, four passes broken up, three forced fumbles, and a fumble recovered for a touchdown. On offense, Crecion had one receptions and four rushing attempts for 15 yards and a touchdown. [7]

In February 2003, he signed with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, and he was assigned to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. [8] [3] Crecion had 15 receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown with the Dragons. [9]

He played in one game for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League during week 6 of the 2004 season. [10]

Post-football career

After retiring from football, Crecion became an insurance sales representative. [11] In 2011, Crecion graduated from the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School with an MBA. He was the student speaker at his class's graduation ceremony. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gabe Crecion". UCLA. Archived from the original on April 22, 2001. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Gabriel Crecion". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Gabe Crecion". NFL Europe. Archived from the original on January 8, 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ "1997 UCLA Bruins Stats".
  5. ↑ "2000 UCLA Bruins Stats".
  6. ↑ "Bakersfield Blitz Online". www.bakersfieldblitz.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bakersfield Blitz Player Stats". AF2. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Blitz Lose Crecion to NFL". Bakersfield Blitz. February 20, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2020– via Our Sports Central.
  9. ↑ "2003 Barcelona Dragons Stats". NFL Europe. Archived from the original on December 27, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Gabe Crecion Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Gabriel Crecion". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ Pepperdine University (January 10, 2012). "Gabriel Crecion - Graduation Student Speaker - GSBM Graduation". YouTube. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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