Gabbard was originally signed to the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent offensive tackle and participated in two playoff games. He spent two seasons as a member of the practice squad and suffered a knee injury. After surgery, he was sent to the World Football League to rehabilitate, where he was the first draft selection to the London Monarchs. The Monarchs were World Bowl '91 Champions, with the offensive line "Nasty Boyz" becoming a fan favorite.
He became a member of the Green Bay Packers during the 1991 NFL season as an offensive lineman and a member of the special teams (long snapper). After a year at Green Bay, he was signed as a Plan B free agent by the Washington Redskins. He also played a year in the Canadian Football League for the Sacramento Gold Miners as a starting left tackle.
He played at the collegiate level at Florida State University, where he was a four-year starter at defensive tackle, was a 1987 Football News All-American, a 1989 AP Honorable Mention All-American and All-South Independent Honorable Mention in 1987 and 1988. The Seminoles were All-American, Gator, Fiesta and Sugar Bowl Champions during his four years as starting defensive tackle.
Gabbard also served as a graduate assistant offensive line coach for three years at Florida State for Bobby Bowden, during which time FSU won the NCAA National Championship (1999) in an undefeated season where they were the #1 ranked team nationally wire-to-wire. Florida State was also runner-up to NCAA National Champions Tennessee Volunteers (1998) in the Fiesta Bowl, and won the Sugar Bowl (1997) during his time on Coach Bowden's staff.
His son Stephen also played football at Florida State, where he was a four-year starter at the long snapper position.
steve, gabbard, stephen, edward, gabbard, born, july, 1966, former, offensive, tackle, national, football, league, 72position, offensive, tacklepersonal, informationborn, 1966, july, 1966, lexington, kentuckyheight, weight, career, informationhigh, school, ind. Stephen Edward Gabbard born July 19 1966 1 is a former offensive tackle in the National Football League Steve GabbardNo 72Position Offensive tacklePersonal informationBorn 1966 07 19 July 19 1966 age 57 Lexington KentuckyHeight 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight 275 lb 125 kg Career informationHigh school Independence Charlotte North Carolina College Florida StateUndrafted 1989Career historyPhiladelphia Eagles 1989 1990 London Monarchs 1991 Green Bay Packers 1991 Washington Redskins 1992 Sacramento Gold Miners 1993 Player stats at PFRCareer editGabbard was originally signed to the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent offensive tackle and participated in two playoff games He spent two seasons as a member of the practice squad and suffered a knee injury After surgery he was sent to the World Football League to rehabilitate where he was the first draft selection to the London Monarchs The Monarchs were World Bowl 91 Champions with the offensive line Nasty Boyz becoming a fan favorite He became a member of the Green Bay Packers during the 1991 NFL season as an offensive lineman and a member of the special teams long snapper After a year at Green Bay he was signed as a Plan B free agent by the Washington Redskins He also played a year in the Canadian Football League for the Sacramento Gold Miners as a starting left tackle He played at the collegiate level at Florida State University where he was a four year starter at defensive tackle was a 1987 Football News All American a 1989 AP Honorable Mention All American and All South Independent Honorable Mention in 1987 and 1988 The Seminoles were All American Gator Fiesta and Sugar Bowl Champions during his four years as starting defensive tackle Gabbard also served as a graduate assistant offensive line coach for three years at Florida State for Bobby Bowden during which time FSU won the NCAA National Championship 1999 in an undefeated season where they were the 1 ranked team nationally wire to wire Florida State was also runner up to NCAA National Champions Tennessee Volunteers 1998 in the Fiesta Bowl and won the Sugar Bowl 1997 during his time on Coach Bowden s staff His son Stephen also played football at Florida State where he was a four year starter at the long snapper position See also editList of Green Bay Packers playersReferences edit Steve Gabbard Stats Pro Football Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Gabbard amp oldid 1225901760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
