# @nationalqbclub on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/COdRFYNhMOW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11892940-nationalqbclub-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-05-04T16:12:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Quarterback Club (@nationalqbclub) — https://gondola.cc/nationalqbclub

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See Roman Gabriel be inducted into the National Quarterback Hall of Fame on June 12th! 

Roman Gabriel played 16 years of professional football in the NFL. Five years before the NFL-AFL Common Draft began, Gabriel would be the first AFL pick and the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft. He played for the Los Angeles Rams for eleven seasons, then five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles.

A two-time All-American at North Carolina State University and two-time ACC Player of the Year, Gabriel finished his college career holding virtually every Wolfpack passing record. Also an academic All-American, Gabriel saw his jersey retired after his senior season. As captain of his team, Gabriel set 22 school and nine conference football records. In his three years at NC State, he threw for 2,961 yards and 20 touchdowns, and rushed for 15 more. When the Atlantic Coast Conference's 50th Anniversary Football Team was announced in 2003, Gabriel listed among the top 50 players in the history of the ACC.

After joining the Los Angeles Rams in 1962, Gabriel would share the quarterback duties with Zeke Bartkowski and Bill Munson until 1966, when George Allen took over as the Rams’ head coach. Gabriel started all 14 games of the 1966 season and led the Rams to their first winning season since 1958. In 1967, Gabriel took the 11–1–2 Rams to the playoffs as NFL Coastal Division Champions. The 1967 Rams finished as the highest scoring team in the NFL. Gabriel threw for 2,779 yards and 25 touchdowns. He was a Second-team All-Pro and posted his first Pro Bowl.

The 1969 season was perhaps Gabriel’s best season with the Rams. He threw 24 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. He was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player by the AP and NEA, the Player of the Year by the UPI, and was voted All-Pro and received his third Pro Bowl.

In 1970, the NFL-AFL merger would realign the schedules and conferences. From 1967-70, Gabriel led the Rams to a 41-14-4 overall record, and was named to three Pro Bowls during that four-year span.

There's much more to Roman's story! Read the rest by clicking the link in our bio and heading to our news page. Link in bio for tickets, too!

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