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{{Short description|American football player (1927–2005)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
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|name=Bobby Gage
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{{Infobox NFL biography
|image=Bob Gage - 1950 Bowman.jpg
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| name = Bobby Gage
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|image_size=175px
|caption=Gage on a 1950 Bowman football card
| image = Bob Gage - 1950 Bowman.jpg
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| image_size = 175px
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|number=77
| caption = Gage on a 1950 Bowman football card
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|position=[[Running back|Halfback]]/ [[Quarterback|QB]]/ [[Defensive back|DB]]
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| number = 77
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1927|1|15|mf=yes}}
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| position = [[Running back|Halfback]]/ [[Quarterback|QB]]/ [[Defensive back|DB]]
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|birth_place=[[Chester, South Carolina]]
|death_date={{Death date and age|2005|4|19|1927|1|15|mf=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|1|15|mf=yes}}
|death_place=[[Greenville, South Carolina]]
| birth_place = [[Chester, South Carolina]], U.S.
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|4|19|1927|1|15|mf=yes}}
|height_ft = 5
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| death_place = [[Greenville, South Carolina]], U.S.
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|height_in = 11
|weight_lbs = 175
| height_ft = 5
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| height_in = 11
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|high_school = Boys High School ([[Anderson, South Carolina]])
| weight_lbs = 175
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|college=[[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]
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| high_school = Boys High School {{nowrap|([[Anderson, South Carolina]])}}
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|draftyear=1949
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| college = [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]
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|draftround=1
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| draftyear = 1949
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|draftpick=6
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| draftround = 1
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|pastteams=
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| draftpick = 6
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| pastteams =
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{Steelers season|1949}}–{{Steelers season|1950}})
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{Steelers season|1949}}–{{Steelers season|1950}})
|status=
| status =
|highlights=
| highlights =
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1948 College Football All-America Team|1948]])
* 1949 [[Gator Bowl]] MVP<ref name="GatorBowlMVP">{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpw.html|archive-url=https://archive.is/20121206025738/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpw.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=6 December 2012|title=Most Valuable Players - Winning Team|publisher=[[Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl Association]]|accessdate=17 March 2010}} </ref>
* Clemson Hall of Fame member (1976)<ref name="ClemsonBio">{{cite web|url=http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gage_bobby00.html |title=Bobby Gage bio |publisher=[[Clemson University]] |accessdate=17 March 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207013335/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gage_bobby00.html |archivedate=7 December 2009 |df= }}</ref>
* 1949 [[Gator Bowl]] MVP<ref name="GatorBowlMVP">{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpw.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206025738/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_mvpw.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2012|title=Most Valuable Players - Winning Team|publisher=[[Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl Association]]|access-date=17 March 2010}}</ref>
* Clemson Hall of Fame (1976)<ref name="ClemsonBio">{{cite web|url=http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gage_bobby00.html |title=Bobby Gage bio |publisher=[[Clemson University]] |access-date=17 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207013335/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gage_bobby00.html |archive-date=7 December 2009 }}</ref>
* South Carolina Hall of Fame member (1978)<ref name="ClemsonBio"/>
* South Carolina Hall of Fame (1978)<ref name="ClemsonBio"/>
* Gator Bowl Hall of Fame member (1990)<ref name="GatorBowlHoF">{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hof.html|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130124090423/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hof.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=24 January 2013|title=Hall of Fame Inductees|publisher=[[Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl Association]]|accessdate=17 March 2010}} </ref>
* Longest run from scrimmage in Pittsburgh Steelers history (97 yards)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_407370.html|title=Notebook: Harrison takes out unruly fan|last=Bendel|first=Joe|date=December 25, 2005|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref>
* Gator Bowl Hall of Fame (1990)<ref name="GatorBowlHoF">{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hof.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124090423/http://www.gatorbowl.com/media_history_hof.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|title=Hall of Fame Inductees|publisher=[[Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl Association]]|access-date=17 March 2010}}</ref>
* Longest run from scrimmage in Pittsburgh Steelers history (97 yards)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_407370.html|title=Notebook: Harrison takes out unruly fan|last=Bendel|first=Joe|date=December 25, 2005|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|access-date=17 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518125024/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_407370.html|archive-date=18 May 2010}}</ref>
|statweek=12
| statweek = 12
|statseason=1950
| statseason = 1950
|statlabel1=Games Played/ Started
| statlabel1 = Games Played/ Started
|statvalue1=22/ 4
| statvalue1 = 22/ 19
|statlabel2=Rushing Atts/ Yds/ TDs
| statlabel2 = Rushing Atts/ Yds/ TDs
|statvalue2=85/ 334/ 6
| statvalue2 = 85/ 334/ 6
|statlabel3=Completions/ Atts
| statlabel3 = Completions/ Atts
|statvalue3=38/ 94
| statvalue3 = 38/ 94
|statlabel4=Passing Yds/ TDs
| statlabel4 = Passing Yds/ TDs
|statvalue4=623/ 3
| statvalue4 = 623/ 3
|statlabel5=Receptions/ Yds/ TDs
| statlabel5 = Receptions/ Yds/ TDs
|statvalue5=7/ 135/ 2
| statvalue5 = 7/ 135/ 2
|statlabel6=Fumbles Caused/ Recovered
| statlabel6 = Fumbles Caused/ Recovered
|statvalue6=12/ 7
| statvalue6 = 12/ 7
|nfl=GAG118654
|pfr=GageBo20
| pfr = GageBo20
}}
}}


'''Robert "Bobby" Gage II''' (January 15, 1927 &ndash; April&nbsp;19, 2005) was an [[American football]] player who played two seasons in the [[National Football League|NFL]] with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].
'''Robert Gage II''' (January 15, 1927 &ndash; April&nbsp;19, 2005) was an [[American football]] player who played two seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Gage was born in [[Chester, South Carolina]]. He attended Boys High School in [[Anderson, South Carolina]].<ref name="DBFbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GAGEBOB01|title=Bobby Gage bio|publisher=databaseFootball|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref>
Gage was born in [[Chester, South Carolina]]. He attended Boys High School in [[Anderson, South Carolina]].<ref name="DBFbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GAGEBOB01 |title=Bobby Gage bio |publisher=databaseFootball |access-date=17 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217031638/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GAGEBOB01 |archive-date=17 February 2010 }}</ref>


He matriculated at [[Clemson University]].<ref name="DBFbio"/>
He matriculated at [[Clemson University]].<ref name="DBFbio"/>


==Football career==
==Football career==
Gage was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the [[1949 NFL Draft]].<ref name="DBFbio"/> He was also selected by the [[Baltimore Colts (1947–50)|Baltimore Colts]] of the [[All-America Football Conference]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oVUsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KMsEAAAAIBAJ&dq=bobby-gage&pg=5425%2C338089|title=Colts Select Bobby Gage|date=January 4, 1949|publisher=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]|pages=7|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref>
Gage was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the [[1949 NFL Draft]].<ref name="DBFbio"/> He was also selected by the [[Baltimore Colts (1947–50)|Baltimore Colts]] of the [[All-America Football Conference]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oVUsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KMsEAAAAIBAJ&dq=bobby-gage&pg=5425%2C338089|title=Colts Select Bobby Gage|date=January 4, 1949|publisher=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]|pages=7|access-date=17 March 2010}}</ref>


He played two seasons for the Steelers at [[Running back|tailback]], [[quarterback]] and [[defensive back]]. In the penultimate game of the {{Steelers season|1949}} season, Gage set a franchise record which still stands with a 97-yard run on a fake punt.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2U0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q2oDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bobby-gage%2097&pg=4923%2C4860058|title=Gage Stars; Bears Top Steelers 30&ndash;21|last=Sell|first=Jack|date=December 5, 1949|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|pages=8|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref> This run also tied the [[National Football League|league]] record at the time which was held by the [[Green Bay Packers]]' [[Andy Uram]]. The record stood until {{NFL Year|1982}}, when [[Tony Dorsett]] scored from 99 yards out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_long_single_season.htm|title=NFL Single-Season Longest Rush Leaders|publisher=[[Pro Football Reference]]|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref>
He played two seasons for the Steelers at [[Running back|tailback]], [[quarterback]] and [[defensive back]]. In the penultimate game of the {{Steelers season|1949}} season, Gage set a franchise record which still stands with a 97-yard run on a fake punt.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2U0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q2oDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bobby-gage%2097&pg=4923%2C4860058|title=Gage Stars; Bears Top Steelers 30&ndash;21|last=Sell|first=Jack|date=December 5, 1949|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|pages=8|access-date=17 March 2010}}</ref> This run also tied the [[National Football League|league]] record at the time which was held by the [[Green Bay Packers]]' [[Andy Uram]]. The record stood until {{NFL Year|1982}}, when [[Tony Dorsett]] scored from 99 yards out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_long_single_season.htm|title=NFL Single-Season Longest Rush Leaders|publisher=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=17 March 2010}}</ref>


Gage retired from football after two season to devote more time to his family and his off-season job as an executive at a South Carolina textile firm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_R4NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0moDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bobby-gage&pg=1233%2C2297505|title=Gage May Quit Steelers|last=Abrams|first=Al|date=February 9, 1951|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|pages=20|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref>
Gage retired from football after two season to devote more time to his family and his off-season job as an executive at a South Carolina textile firm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_R4NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0moDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bobby-gage&pg=1233%2C2297505|title=Gage May Quit Steelers|last=Abrams|first=Al|date=February 9, 1951|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|pages=20|access-date=17 March 2010}}</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==
Gage married Patricia "Patsy" McGarahan in 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bacchusprod.com/Report%20027,%20MEW%20Register/RR01/RR01_051.HTM|title=Gage family tree|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref> The couple had six children, four girls and two boys.<ref name="GN_Obit">{{cite web|url=http://news.greenvilleonline.com/obits/obits.php?content=obittext&searchdate=2005-04-21 |title=Robert 'Bobby' Gage II obit |date=April 21, 2005 |publisher=[[The Greenville News]] |accessdate=17 March 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218161234/http://news.greenvilleonline.com:80/obits/obits.php?content=obittext |archivedate=18 February 2009 |df= }}</ref>
Gage married Patricia "Patsy" McGarahan in 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bacchusprod.com/Report%20027,%20MEW%20Register/RR01/RR01_051.HTM|title=Gage family tree|access-date=17 March 2010}}</ref> The couple had six children, four girls and two boys.<ref name="GN_Obit">{{cite web|url=http://news.greenvilleonline.com/obits/obits.php?content=obittext&searchdate=2005-04-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20060509134037/http://news.greenvilleonline.com/obits/obits.php?content=obittext&searchdate=2005-04-21 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 9, 2006 |title=Robert 'Bobby' Gage II obit |date=April 21, 2005 |publisher=[[The Greenville News]] |access-date=17 March 2010 }}</ref>


After finishing his football career, Gage had a forty-year career at Chemurgy Products in [[Greenville, South Carolina]].<ref name="GN_Obit"/>
After finishing his football career, Gage had a forty-year career at Chemurgy Products in [[Greenville, South Carolina]].<ref name="GN_Obit"/>


Gage died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Greenville on April 19, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clemson.scout.com/2/371861.html|title=Clemson Legend Bobby Gage Passes|date=April 20, 2005|publisher=[[Scout.com]]|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref>
Gage died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Greenville on April 19, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clemson.scout.com/2/371861.html|title=Clemson Legend Bobby Gage Passes|date=April 20, 2005|publisher=[[Scout.com]]|access-date=17 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021538/http://clemson.scout.com/2/371861.html|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Players of American football from South Carolina]]
[[Category:American football running backs]]
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Revision as of 13:25, 23 June 2024

Bobby Gage
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Gage on a 1950 Bowman football card
No. 77
Position:Halfback/ QB/ DB
Personal information
Born:(1927-01-15)January 15, 1927
Chester, South Carolina, U.S.
Died:April 19, 2005(2005-04-19) (aged 78)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Boys High School (Anderson, South Carolina)
College:Clemson
NFL draft:1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American (1948)
  • 1949 Gator Bowl MVP[1]
  • Clemson Hall of Fame (1976)[2]
  • South Carolina Hall of Fame (1978)[2]
  • Gator Bowl Hall of Fame (1990)[3]
  • Longest run from scrimmage in Pittsburgh Steelers history (97 yards)[4]
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 1950
Games Played/ Started:22/ 19
Rushing Atts/ Yds/ TDs:85/ 334/ 6
Completions/ Atts:38/ 94
Passing Yds/ TDs:623/ 3
Receptions/ Yds/ TDs:7/ 135/ 2
Fumbles Caused/ Recovered:12/ 7
Player stats at PFR

Robert Gage II (January 15, 1927 – April 19, 2005) was an American football player who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Early life

Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina. He attended Boys High School in Anderson, South Carolina.[5]

He matriculated at Clemson University.[5]

Football career

Gage was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1949 NFL Draft.[5] He was also selected by the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference.[6]

He played two seasons for the Steelers at tailback, quarterback and defensive back. In the penultimate game of the 1949 season, Gage set a franchise record which still stands with a 97-yard run on a fake punt.[7] This run also tied the league record at the time which was held by the Green Bay Packers' Andy Uram. The record stood until 1982, when Tony Dorsett scored from 99 yards out.[8]

Gage retired from football after two season to devote more time to his family and his off-season job as an executive at a South Carolina textile firm.[9]

Personal

Gage married Patricia "Patsy" McGarahan in 1947.[10] The couple had six children, four girls and two boys.[11]

After finishing his football career, Gage had a forty-year career at Chemurgy Products in Greenville, South Carolina.[11]

Gage died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Greenville on April 19, 2005.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Most Valuable Players - Winning Team". Gator Bowl Association. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Bobby Gage bio". Clemson University. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Gator Bowl Association. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Bendel, Joe (December 25, 2005). "Notebook: Harrison takes out unruly fan". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on May 18, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Bobby Gage bio". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "Colts Select Bobby Gage". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. January 4, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  7. ^ Sell, Jack (December 5, 1949). "Gage Stars; Bears Top Steelers 30–21". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  8. ^ "NFL Single-Season Longest Rush Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  9. ^ Abrams, Al (February 9, 1951). "Gage May Quit Steelers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 20. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  10. ^ "Gage family tree". Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Robert 'Bobby' Gage II obit". The Greenville News. April 21, 2005. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  12. ^ "Clemson Legend Bobby Gage Passes". Scout.com. April 20, 2005. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
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