Roman Gabriel, born August 5, 1940 in Wilmington, North Carolina to a Filipino immigrant, played college football for the North Carolina State and earned two All-American honors in 1960 and 1961. He was second pick in the 1962 NFL draft and played for the Los Angeles Rams, becoming the first Filipino-American to play quarterback in the NFL. He played backup quarterback from 1962 to 1965, when he started winning games. In 1966, Gabriel was moved to starting quarterback.
In 1967, he was named AP Offensive Player of the Week for the last two weeks of the season, and a second-team All-Pro. He was named MVP in 1969.
After the 1972 season, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles and played with them until 1977.
He had a brief acting career, appearing twice on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and on an episode of Wonder Woman.
He passed away in April 2024.
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