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Bob Gaona

Gaona, Robert John
Height: 6-3 Weight: 243
Born: January 3, 1931 Ambridge, PA
Died: May 23, 2001 Durham, NC
High School: Ambridge (PA)

Year	College	Status
1949	Wake Forest
1950	Wake Forest	Lettered
1951	Wake Forest	Lettered
1952	Wake Forest	Lettered

Draft: 5th round (54th overall) 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL	76	LOT	12	12
1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL	72	LOT-RDT	12	12
1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL	72	LOT	12	11
1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1956 PIT NFL	72	LOT	12	12
1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL	71	ROT	12	12
5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL			60	59

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/22/1953	1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL
Signed		1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL
Traded	9/18/1957	1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL
Released		1958 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1958 PHI NFL

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL		0		25		25L	0		1	0		0
1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL		1		-9	-9.0	-9	0	0	0	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		1		16	16.0	25	0	0	1	0		0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL	1		0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL	2		4	2.0	4	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3		4	1.3	4	0	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	2	0	2	0	0

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