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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1977-07-09) July 9, 1977 (age 47) West Hills, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chaminade College Preparatory (West Hills, California) | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||
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Gabriel John Crecion (born July 9, 1977) is an former American football tight end. He played college football at UCLA.
Early life and college career
Born in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Crecion grew up in nearby Northridge and attended Chaminade College Preparatory School, where he played at tight end on the football team and pitcher on the baseball team. BlueChips Illustrated named Crecion in its All-American team. Crecion graduated from Chaminade Prep in 1996, and the Baltimore Orioles selected Crecion in the 19th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. In the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, Crecion was again selected, this time by the New York Yankees in the 16th round. However, Crecion never played professional baseball.
Crecion attended the University of California, Los Angeles and played at tight end on the UCLA Bruins football team from 1996 to 2000 under head coach Bob Toledo. He redshirted the 1998 season. In the 1997 season, when UCLA finished with a no. 5 AP Poll ranking and 1998 Cotton Bowl Classic title, Crecion had six receptions for 79 yards. As a senior in 2000, Crecion had eight receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown.
Pro football career
Not selected in the 2001 NFL Draft, Crecion began his pro football career playing at offensive lineman and defensive lineman for the Bakersfield Blitz of af2. In the 2002 season for the Blitz, Crecion had 38 tackles (18 solo, 20 assisted) including three tackles for loss, four sacks, five passes broken up, and three forced fumbles.
In February 2003, he signed with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, and he was assigned to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. Crecion had 15 receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown with the Dragons.
He played in one game for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League during week 6 of the 2004 season.
References
- ^ "Gabe Crecion". UCLA. Archived from the original on April 22, 2001. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ "Gabriel Crecion". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1997.html
- https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/2000.html
- http://web.archive.org/web/20020621222122/http://www.bakersfieldblitz.com/html/players/player8.html
- ^ "Blitz Lose Crecion to NFL". Bakersfield Blitz. February 20, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2020 – via Our Sports Central.
- "Gabe Crecion". NFL Europe. Archived from the original on January 8, 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- "2003 Barcelona Dragons Stats". NFL Europe. Archived from the original on December 27, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- "Gabe Crecion Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.