Bob Gaona
![]() Gaona on a 1955 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 72, 71 | |||||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | January 3, 1931 Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | May 23, 2001 (aged 70) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College | Wake Forest | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1953: 5th round, 54th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Robert John Gaona (January 3, 1931 – May 23, 2001) was an American professional football player who played offense, defense, and special teams for three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Bob Gaona Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
- ↑ Good, Herb (September 19, 1957). "Eagles Acquire Steelers' Gaona". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- "BOB GAONA Ambridge native played for the Steelers in the 1950s". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2001 deaths
- American football offensive linemen
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
- Sportspeople from Ambridge, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs
