Bobby Gage
Gage on a 1950 Bowman football card
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| No. 77 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback/ QB/ DB | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 15, 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chester, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death: | April 19, 2005 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death: | Greenville, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 1950 | |||||||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||||||
| Games Played/ Started: | 22/ 4 |
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| 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 NFL.com | |
Robert "Bobby" Gage II (January 15, 1927 – April 19, 2005) was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina. He attended Boys High School in Anderson, South Carolina.
He matriculated at Clemson University.
Gage was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1949 NFL Draft. He was also selected by the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference.
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. 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.
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.
Gage married Patricia "Patsy" McGarahan in 1947. The couple had six children, four girls and two boys.
After finishing his football career, Gage had a forty-year career at Chemurgy Products in Greenville, South Carolina.
Gage died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Greenville on April 19, 2005.
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