[5] Gage was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1949 NFL draft.

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.

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

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