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- Torrance, CA, USA
- February 27, 1976
Pro Football Hall of Fame. Anthony David Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is the NFL's all-time leader in receiving yards and receptions by a tight end, along with ranking third in ...
- Not A Great Start
- Change Comes Quickly
- Gonzalez Chooses Cal
- Adjusting to College Life
- Gonzalez Improves
- 1996–1997
- Kansas City Selects Gonzalez
- Gonzalez Is Recognized by His Peers
- Starring For An Inconsistent Team
- Trade to Atlanta
Anthony “Tony” David Gonzalez was born on February 27, 1976, in Torrance, California. In sharp contrast to the public persona he displayed in later years, Gonzalez didn’t begin his life wanting anything to do with contact sports. In fact, his older brother Chris made Tony go out for Pop Warner football. The result wasn’t positive. In those days, Go...
As he entered Huntington Beach High School, Gonzalez resolved to stop hiding from his fears and start facing them. Along with his brother Chris’s encouragement to continue playing sports, Gonzalez befriended Josh Holland, who also attended HBHS and loved playing basketball. Eventually, Tony started playing basketball with Josh and found himself tak...
As the number of college offers came pouring in, Gonzalez was torn about where to go and what to play in college. He loved basketball and football and wanted to play both at the next level. However, Gonzalez initially believed he would have to delay football for a year so he could acclimate to the demands of college hoops. Most of the schools recru...
It’s difficult enough to participate in one college sport, let alone two, as Gonzalez soon realized. Gonzalez spent most of his first year at Cal adjusting to the demands of playing two Division I sports and attending classes as well. With so little downtime, Gonzalez began skipping classes, something heavily frowned upon by his professors. On the ...
As a sophomore in 1995, Gonzalez was getting a better handle on being a college multi-sport athlete. During the Golden Bears 3-8 season, Gonzalez greatly improved as he got used to the brutal aspects of the game. He caught 37 passes for 541 yards and two scores, but Gonzalez also had a crucial fumble in the final game of the year that cost Cal a wi...
Having realized what it took to succeed at the Division I level, Gonzalez devoted his junior year to academics and athletics. He even moved off campus and got an apartment by himself so he could significantly reduce distractions. When the Golden Bears football season began, new head coach Steve Mariucci installed some NFL concepts he had learned in...
NFL coaches and scouts salivated at the idea of Gonzalez playing in the pros. They viewed him as a then-modern-day version of Kellen Winslow Sr. and Ozzie Newsome. Even more compelling than Gonzalez’s 6’5”, 250-pound frame was the fact that he had good speed and great hands. Also, the athleticism he displayed on the basketball court in college woul...
By Gonzalez’s third year in the NFL, it was evident that defenders had a difficult time covering him. His size created mismatches with opponents and even linebackers found trying to knock Gonzalez off his routes was nearly impossible. The Chiefs took advantage and passed him the ball 76 times for over 800 yards and a career-high 11 touchdowns. In a...
For the next few seasons, Gonzalez became one of the few bright spots on the Chiefs roster. While he was catching 73 to 99 passes between 2005 and 2008, Kansas City suffered through inconsistent quarterback play and constant turnover in coaching. In 2006, the Chiefs went to the playoffs after a 9-7 season led by first-year coach Herm Edwards. Howev...
At that point, Gonzalez had had enough. During his time in Kansas City, Gonzalez caught a ton of passes and earned his way to 10 consecutive Pro Bowls. The problem was the wild inconsistency in team play and less-than-stellar performances at quarterback. Gonzalez had a few good years with Trent Green, but the other signal callers the team employed ...
Position: TE. Draft: 1st round, 13th overall of the 1997 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. 1x All-American. Check out Tony Gonzalez's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.com.
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