Kendall Gammon

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Kendall Gammon
No. 60, 62, 46, 86, 83
Position: Long snapper,
Center
Personal information
Born: (1968-10-23) October 23, 1968 (age 55)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Rose Hill (Rose Hill, Kansas)
College: Pittsburg State (1988–1991)
NFL draft: 1992  / round: 11 / pick: 291
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:234
Total tackles:8
Player stats at PFR

Kendall Robert Gammon (born October 23, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper and center for three teams in the National Football League (NFL). In 2004, Gammon was the first pure long snapper to be selected for the Pro Bowl. [1] Gammon served as the analyst for the Kansas City Chiefs radio broadcasts until 2019.

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College career

Gammon attended Pittsburg State University, where he was a captain of the football team his junior and senior year. [2] He played tight end, offensive tackle, guard and also handled the long snapping. In 1991, Gammon was a part of the team coached by Chuck Broyles that won the Division II National Championship. [3]

NFL career

Gammon was selected 291st overall in the 1992 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [4] For the Steelers, he was the long snapper and backup center from 1992 to 1995.

After spending four years with the New Orleans Saints, Gammon signed with the Chiefs as a free agent in February 2000. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2005 as a special teams player, long snapping for the AFC team. [5] Gammon was the first pure long snapper to be selected for the Pro Bowl. [1]

Gammon played in 218 consecutive games and appeared in Super Bowl XXX with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995. [6] [7]

After the NFL

In January 2008, Gammon returned to Pittsburg State, in Pittsburg, Kansas. He serves as the university's Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics. [8]

Gammon was the co-owner of Paradise Nursery, a retail/wholesale distributor of nursery products in Kansas City, which was sold in 2013. [2]

Gammon has written two books, Life's a Snap: Building on the Past to Improve Your Future ( ISBN   978-0981557403) and Game Plan: Leadership Lessons from the Best of the NFL ( ISBN   978-0981557410). [6]

Gammon was on-air talent for the Chiefs Radio Network from 2008 to 2020, ending as the game color analyst following the retirement of Chiefs Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson. [9]

Personal life

Gammon married his college sweetheart while attending Pittsburg State. [2] His son Blaise graduated from Kansas State where he played tight end. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 KCCHIEFS radio Archived October 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 "About Kendall". KendallGammon.com.
  3. ↑ "DII Football". NCAA.com.
  4. ↑ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2004 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  6. 1 2 Megan Armstrong. "Former NFL Long Snapper Kendall Gammon Thrived as NFL Role Player". Bleacher Report.
  7. ↑ "Kendall Gammon: Game Logs at NFL.com". nfl.com.
  8. ↑ "Meet the Staff". Pittsburg State University.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs announce radio broadcast team for 2020 season". USA Today Sports Chiefs Wire. July 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Blaise Gammon profile". KStateSports.com.
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