Bob GaonaGaona, Robert JohnHeight: 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 |
| 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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