Gale Gilbert

Gilbert was born and raised in Red Bluff, California; at age twelve, he was the catcher for a baseball team that advanced to the 1974 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

[1] Gilbert played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, for the Golden Bears under head coach Joe Kapp.

Down by a point with four seconds remaining, The Play occurred; California executed five laterals on a kickoff return that scored the winning touchdown, through the Stanford Band.

[2] Gilbert was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1985, beginning his career as the third-string quarterback behind Dave Krieg and Jim Zorn.

[5] Gilbert threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Daryl Turner in the final seconds of a game against the Los Angeles Rams on September 23.

Gilbert's career ended on Sunday, December 31, 1995, during San Diego's 35–20 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the wild card round of the playoffs.

[12] Two days after his acquittal, he pled guilty to second-degree attempted sexual assault against a second woman and was subsequently sentenced to 240 hours of community service.