Gerald Cadogan

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name = Gerald Cadogan

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caption = Penn State offensive tackle Gerald Cadogan (76) pass protects for quarterback Pat Devlin (7) during the 2008 Blue and White scrimmage.
college = Penn State
conference = Big Ten
sport = Football
jersey = 76
position = Offensive tackle
class = Senior
major = Rehabilitation Services
Psychology
(Double Major)
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career_start = 2005
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 315
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|01|16
birth_place = Oakland, California
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highschool = Portsmouth High School,
Portsmouth, Ohio
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*Academic All-American (2007)
*Academic All-Big Ten (2005, 2006, 2007)
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bowl_games = 2
bowl_list = 2007 Alamo Bowl - PSU 24, Texas A&M 17
2007 Outback Bowl - Tennessee 10, PSU 20
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Gerald Anthony Cadogan (born January 16, 1986, in Oakland, California) is a collegiate American football player. He is currently the starting offensive tackle at Penn State.

Penn State

After redshirting his freshman (2004) season, Cadogan worked his way to second on the depth chart at left tackle behind future first-round draft pick, Levi Brown in 2005. He earned Academic All-Big Ten honors that season. cite web | url = http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cadogan_gerald00.html | title = Gerald Cadogan Profile | publisher = Penn State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics | accessdate =2008-10-02 ]

Cadogan was switched to guard for the 2006 season, appearing in 11 games and helping tailback Tony Hunt compile the second of two 1,000-yard rushing seasons. He returned to his natural position of tackle in 2007, and started all 13 games for the Nittany Lions and earned first-team Academic All-America and Academic All-Big Ten honors that year.cite web | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_540932.html | title = Penn State tackle Cadogan gets picked for ESPN Academic All-American team | publisher = Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | date=2007-12-03 | accessdate =2007-12-06]

Cadogan has been named a 2008 candidate for college football's prestigious Draddy Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top college football student-athlete.cite web | url = http://live.psu.edu/story/35032 | title = Cadogan among candidates for Draddy Trophy | publisher = Penn State Live | date=2008-10-03 | accessdate =2008-10-03]

High school

Cadogan was a four-sport star at Portsmouth High School, lettering in football, track, swimming, and basketball. He was named first-team Associated Press All-State in football his senior season. The "Youngstown Vindicator" named Cadogan All-Conference twice. He was also an Ohio finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman, and was the "Portsmouth Daily Times" Sportsman-of-the-Year.

He played in the 2004 Big 33 Football Classic and the Ohio North-South All-Star game.cite web | url = http://www.big33.org/alumni.htm | title = Big 33 Alumni | publisher = Big 33 Scholarship Foundation | accessdate =2008-10-02]

Music

Cadogan is an avid musician, playing the many instruments, singing and arranging songs. He began singing in the church choir at age four, and learned to play a slew of instruments in his youth, including the trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, drums, oboe, and the euphonium. Cadogan played trumpet with his high school marching band, often while still wearing his football uniform during halftime shows. He once even conducted the Penn State Blue Band following a 2007 home victory at Beaver Stadium.cite web | url = http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_10287438 | title = Football and music are both important to lineman Gerald Cadogan | first = Frank | last = Bodani | publisher = "York Daily Record" | date = 2008-08-25 | accessdate = 2008-10-02]

Cadogan has released two gospel albums. He also sang the national anthem a cappella at a 2008 State College campaign rally for presidential candidate Barack Obama.

ee also

*List of Penn State football All-Americans

References

External links

* [http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cadogan_gerald00.html Gerald Cadogan Profile] , Penn State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
* [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/2007-07-16-cadogan-replacing-brown_N.htm "Cadogan poised to replace Levi Brown on Penn State line"] , "USAToday", July 16, 2007
* [http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_10287438 "Football and music are both important to lineman Gerald Cadogan"] , Frank Bodani, "York Daily Record", August 25, 2008
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po7r-Ywnbu0 Gerald Cadogan Singing at Penn State's Obama Rally] , YouTube, March 30, 2008