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| Position | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born | (1956-05-24)May 24, 1956 (age 69) Naples, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Naples | ||||||
| College | Florida | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1978: undrafted | ||||||
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Lewis Howe Gilbert Jr. (born May 24, 1956) is an American former professionalfootball player who was atight end for three seasons in theNational Football League (NFL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He playedcollege football for theFlorida Gators. Undrafted in the1978 NFL draft, Howe signed with the NFL'sAtlanta Falcons as afree agent, and played for four different NFL teams in four years.
Gilbert was born inNaples, Florida.[1] He attendedNaples High School, and played for the Naples Golden Eagles high school football team.
While attending theUniversity of Florida, he was a three-year letterman for coachDoug Dickey'sGators teams from1974 to1977.[2] As a senior, he started all eleven games for the Gators. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science in 1978. In 1979, Gilbert returned to Gainesville to serve as a graduate assistant for the Gators under new head coachCharley Pell.[3]
As a professional free agent, Gilbert appeared in nineteen NFL games in four seasons, including four games for theAtlanta Falcons in 1978, three games for thePhiladelphia Eagles in 1980, six games for theSan Francisco 49ers in 1980, and six games for theLos Angeles Rams in 1981.[1] Employed mostly as a blocking end, he had one career reception for seven yards in 1980.[4]
