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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Athens, Georgia, U.S. | September 8, 1941||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Athens (GA) | ||||||||
College: | South Carolina | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1963 / round: 12 / pick: 92 | ||||||||
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William Edward Gambrell (born September 18, 1941, in Athens, Georgia) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 12th round (92nd overall) of the 1963 American Football League Draft, Gambrell played for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals (1963–1967) and Detroit Lions (1968).
Gambrell won the Most Valuable Player award in the Playoff Bowl on January 3, 1965, after he caught 6 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns in the Cardinals 24–17 win over the Green Bay Packers.[1][2]