Sam Gash

Samuel Lee Gash Jr. (born March 7, 1969) is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL).

Sam Gash
Gash in 2012
No. 33, 32
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1969-03-07) March 7, 1969
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Career information
High school:Hendersonville (NC)
College:Penn State
NFL Draft:1992 / Round: 8 / Pick: 205
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:169
Total Yards:1,674
Total Touchdowns:15
Games Played:177
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. A two time Pro Bowler in his twelve-year career, Gash played for the Patriots (1992–1997), Buffalo Bills (1998–1999, 2003), and the Baltimore Ravens (2000–2002). In 1999, Gash earned the unique distinction of being the first back in NFL history to be selected to the Pro Bowl without carrying the ball at all during the regular season.[1] He won a Super Bowl in 2000 with the Baltimore Ravens. Gash was cut by the New Orleans Saints one day before the 2004 training camp began.

Coaching

Gash began his coaching career in 2005 with the New York Jets as an assistant running backs coach. In January 2007, Gash was hired as the Detroit Lions' assistant special teams coach. In 2008, he became the Lions' running backs coach. Gash was fired by the Lions on December 31, 2012.[2]

On February 10, 2014, Gash was announced as the running backs coach of the Green Bay Packers.[3] On January 19, 2016, he was fired by the Packers.[4]

Personal life

Gash has relatives also involved with football. His younger brother, Eric, played outside linebacker at the University of North Carolina. In 2014 Eric Gash was selected as the head coach at his alma mater, Hendersonville High School, for the 2014 season. He is only the second African American hired as a head football coach at a western North Carolina high school since the late 1960s integration of public schools. The Gash brothers have a cousin, Thane, who played safety for the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers.[5]

Notes and references
  1. It's not about stats Archived 2007-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Birkett, Dave (December 31, 2012). "Lions cut ties with assistant coaches Shawn Jefferson, Sam Gash, George Yarno". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  3. http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Mike-McCarthys-vision-links-new-coaches/36bc650e-6284-4dd6-83d3-2cf83ea88d2e
  4. "McCarthy fires assistant coaches Sam Gash and Jerry Fontenot". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  5. Gash: 'I owe it all to Pardue' | Serving Henderson, Transylvania and Polk Counties | North Carolina | BlueRidgeNow.com
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