- Stan Gelbaugh
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1962|12|4
Birthplace=Carlisle, Pennsylvania
DateofDeath=
Position=Quarterback
College=Maryland
DraftedYear=1986
DraftedRound=6
DraftedPick=150
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=GELBASTA01
PFR=GelbSt00
years=1986
1986-1989
1991-1992
1991
1992-1996
teams=Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)Buffalo Bills (NFL)London Monarchs (WLAF)
Phoenix Cardinals (NFL)Seattle Seahawks
ProBowls=
Awards=1991 WLAF Offensive MVPStanley Morris Gelbaugh (born
December 4 ,1962 inCarlisle, Pennsylvania ) is a former professionalAmerican football quarterback . He attended the University of Maryland.Gelbaugh was the starting quarterback for the
Maryland Terrapins when they faced a 31-0 deficit against the defending national championMiami Hurricanes . Gelbaugh was replaced withFrank Reich , who went on to engineer the greatest comeback incollege football history. He was selected in the sixth round (150th overall) of the1986 NFL Draft by theDallas Cowboys .After being released by Dallas, he became a punter for the
Saskatchewan Roughriders of theCanadian Football League . He then returned to the NFL and signed with theBuffalo Bills , although he did not appear in a game for Buffalo until the1989 NFL season . He played for thePhoenix Cardinals in 1991. Gelbaugh's greatest success came with theLondon Monarchs of theWorld League of American Football . He was named OffensiveMost Valuable Player of the league, and went 18-for-25 for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns in the firstWorld Bowl , where the Monarchs shut out theBarcelona Dragons 21-0. Gelbaugh returned to the US, where he played four mediocre seasons for theSeattle Seahawks highlighted by a 16-13 overtime win on "Monday Night Football " in 1992 against theDenver Broncos when he threw a game-tying touchdown pass on the final play of regulation. It was one of only two wins for the Seahawks in 1992. Gelbaugh retired after the1996 NFL season .
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