(GoRealNewsNow.com) – BREAKING NEWS NOW: One of the best to ever play the game, Roman Gabriel, the legendary Rams quarterback and a former National Football League MVP, has died. Gabriel was 83.
You can watch a video of Gabriel’s highlights further down this post.
As the New York Post reports this morning:
“Roman Gabriel had big size and a big arm when he was the No. 2 draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1962. Even while playing in an era of grinding it out on the ground, he still holds the Rams’ team record with 154 touchdown passes.
“Gabriel, the first Filipino-American quarterback in the NFL and the league MVP in 1969, died Saturday. He was 83.
“His son, Roman Gabriel III, announced his father’s death on social media, saying he died peacefully at home of natural causes.”
I am sad to announce my father Roman Gabriel @RGabriel4HOF passed away peacefully this morning of natural causes at his home . The entire family asked for your prayers , and to please respect our privacy 🙏🙏🙏- I love you dad
— Roman Gabriel 3 (@RomanGabriel3rd) April 20, 2024
#RIP Roman Gabriel
Roman was #NFL MVP in 1969#Rams #RomanGabrielThread pic.twitter.com/unF4RAFDVD— Old Time Football 🏈 (@Ol_TimeFootball) April 20, 2024
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