Tony Gabagool
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| No. 52 – Colorado Yeti | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 9, 2006 (aged 54) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | GISS | ||||||||
| College: | University of Oregon | ||||||||
| ISFL Draft: | 2030 / Round: 3 / Pick: 22 | ||||||||
| DSFL Draft: | 2029 / Round: 7 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career DSFL statistics | |||||||||
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Tony "The Big Salami" Gabagool (born January 9, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Colorado Yeti of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). He played college football for University of Oregon (Oregon) before being drafted by the Colorado Yeti in the 2030 ISFL Draft (S15). Prior to this, he had been drafted by the Palm Beach Solar Bears in the 2029 DSFL Draft (S14).
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Early years
Tony Gabgool was born in Newark, New Jersey in the spring of '06. His family fled to a small island off the coast of British Columbia when he was only 6 years old, running from both the law and organized crime. His family settled into a small town, sure that their past would never catch up with them. After a couple years there, his father disappeared without a trace. His family's background luckily never caught up to them there.
Tony quickly became the star quarterback of his high school team. He lead GISS to the provincials every year he started, quickly earning the eye of scouts from all over North America. He was personally mentored by local legend Steve Nash, Steve always encouraged him to take his skills into basketball or soccer, both which was much more popular than football in his home town. He loved the contact of football, so he quickly declared to Oregon once they offered him a football scholarship. Aside from football, basketball, and soccer, he was also a junior national level rugby player, leading Canada to the semi finals of Rugby 7s in New Zealand.
College career
Scouted as a QB, the University of Oregon saw him as a better fit as linebacker. He was redshirted his freshman year as he learned his new position. He was happy to make the move to linebacker, a position he considered to be the ""quarterback"" of the defense. When at Oregon, he finally reached out to some of his fathers former associates on a road trip where Oregon visited Rutgers. They assured him that his father's disappearance had nothing to do with them, and that Tony had nothing to fear from them.
His first year he lead the Pac 12 in tackles, tackles for loss, and sacks. Oregon had a record of 8-2 that year, just missing out on the playoffs. Going into year 2, Oregon was heavily favored to win the Pac 12. Unfortuntaley his second year was cut short due to a torn ACL, dashing the hopes of the Oregon team.
His junior year however, was impressive as he earned Pac 12 DPOY, college comeback player of the year, and was runner up for the Butkus award for the nations best linebacker as he helped lead Oregon to a Rose Bowl win over Ohio State. He once again led the Pac 12 in tackles and sacks, and had 5 INTs leading all linebackers in the FBS. He declared for the draft after his junior year, leaving Oregon without winning a national championship, and promising to win one at the next level.
College career statistics
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Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
4.39 s | 4.32 s | 7.25 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
10 ft 7.2 in (3.23 m) |
38 reps | 25 |
Professional career statistics
DSFL Season 14 (PB) - 107 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 PD, 1 INT TD that never happened
Achievements and records
S14 Prospect Bowl Champion - Pacific Owls
