- Gordon Lockbaum
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Gordon Lockbaum Date of birth: November 19, 1965 Place of birth: Media, PA, United States Career information Position(s): Running back
CornerbackCollege: Holy Cross NFL Draft: 1988 / Round: 9 / Pick: 236
(By the Pittsburgh Steelers)Organizations Career highlights and awards Honors: College Football HOF College Football Hall of Fame Gordon "Gordie" C. Lockbaum, born November 19, 1965 in Media, Pennsylvania,[1] was a star running back and cornerback in NCAA Division I-AA college football.
Lockbaum was raised in Glassboro, New Jersey and spent his prep years at Glassboro High School where he graduated in 1984.[2] Lockbaum attended the College of the Holy Cross, from 1984-1988.
In 1986 in his junior season he was named ECAC Player of the Year, New England Offensive Player of the Year, and WTBS National Player of the Year. He won the Heisman in 1986 and 1987Heisman Trophy balloting. [3]
In his senior season in 1987 he finished first in the Heisman Trophy balloting, second in the Maxwell Award voting, and was named the Football News Division I-AA Player of the Year. He also passed for over over 5000 yards which was a record for a running back at the time. He was a two-time First Team All-America selection, receiving recognition on offense, defense, and special teams. In the Heisman vote he was only behind winner Tim Brown of the University of Notre Dame and Don McPherson of Syracuse University. [4]
He was drafted in the 1988 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round, but he didn't make the team.He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Lockbaum's son, Gordie Lockbaum, Jr., played shortstop for the Worcester Little League Team in the 2002 Little League World Series, which made the US Finals that year.[5] Gordie Jr. now attends Amherst College, where he is a defensive back on the football team but has only played 3 minutes in his 4 years.
Lockbaum and his family currently reside in Worcester, Massachusetts.
References
- ^ "College Football Hall of Fame: Gordie Lockbaum". National Football Foundation. http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=80035. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ Glassboro High School Hall of Fame (1989 Inductees). Accessed August 6, 2007.
- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1986.html
- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1987.html
- ^ Diamos, Jason (2002-08-25). "Following in His Father's Footsteps, but This Time on the Basepaths". New York Times. p. Late Ed. - Final, sec 8, p.3. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30813FE3B580C768EDDA10894DA404482. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
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