He received a football scholarship from Albany State University, where although he came in as an offensive player, he was converted to the defensive side and became a four-year starter at cornerback.
In his college career he only missed one game, finishing with 158 tackles, 14 interceptions, 17 passes defensed and 4 fumble recoveries.
[2] Gant was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round (221st overall) of the 1990 NFL draft.
In 1993, he missed most of training camp after suffering a separated left shoulder in preseason against the Detroit Lions.
Typically, he would strut around, flapping his elbows while holding his hand over his head to simulate a shark's dorsal fin, a move that he learned from teammate Kevin Smith, who called it "the Shark Fin" from his days at Texas A&M University, where defensive backs used it to celebrate.
[6] In 1999, Gant played for the Mobile Admirals in the short-lived Regional Football League.
He resides in Dallas, Texas, where he is the founder and pastor of Faith Works Ministries International.