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Rich Gannon

Rich Gannon
Rich Gannon as a Viking in 1993.
Personal information
Date of birthDecember 20, 1965(age 45)
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 3 inch (1.9 m)
Weight210 lb (95.3 kg)
Career information
CollegeDelaware
NFL Draft1987 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98
Debut1987 for the Minnesota Vikings
Last played2004 for the Oakland Raiders
Career history
As player:
* New England Patriots (1987) * * Minnesota Vikings (1987-1992) * Washington Redskins (1993) * Kansas City Chiefs (1995-1998) * Oakland Raiders (1999-2004) :*Offseason and/or practice squad member only|statweek=
As player:
* New England Patriots (1987) * * Minnesota Vikings (1987-1992) * Washington Redskins (1993) * Kansas City Chiefs (1995-1998) * Oakland Raiders (1999-2004) :*Offseason and/or practice squad member only|statweek=
Career highlights and awards
* 4× Pro Bowl selection (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) * 3× All-Pro selection (2000, 2001, 2002) * AP NFL MVP (2002) * PFWA NFL MVP (2002) * 2× Bert Bell Award (2000, 2002) * 2× Pro Bowl MVP (2001, 2002)
NFL stat - Week, 2004
Pass attempts4206
Pass completions2533
Percentage60.2
TD-INT180 � 104
Passing yards28743
QB Rating84.7

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Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former football quarterback, who achieved most of his success late in his career with the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League. He was the quarterback of the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Questions with Bob Sansevere: Former Vikings QB Rich Gannon on team's struggles - Pioneer Press Tweet this news
Pioneer Press---Rich Gannon- knows what it's like to be successful in the NFL, having been the league's most valuable player the year he guided the Oakland Raiders to the ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:06:49 GMT+00:00
Like old times: On the ground in Oakland - ESPN (blog) Tweet this news
ESPN (blog)--Oakland won that game, 31-17, during a Super Bowl season featuring MVP quarterback -Rich Gannon- throwing to Tim Brown and Jerry Rice. ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:04:26 GMT+00:00
Gannon: Alex Smith Needs To Show More Fire - RealGM.com Tweet this news
RealGM.com--Sacramento Bee - -Rich Gannon- says 49ers quarterback Alex Smith needs to show more fire on the field as he looks to turn his career around. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:08:24 GMT+00:00
Shanahan's familiarity with Cutler may not be big deal - Chicago Sun-Times Tweet this news
Chicago Sun-Times--It was Jon Gruden's knowledge of -Rich Gannon-, after all, that contributed to the former Raiders quarterback throwing five interceptions in Super Bowl XXXVII ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:06:10 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Kurt Warner
AP NFL Most Valuable Player
2002 season
Succeeded by
Peyton Manning
Steve McNair

NFL MVP Award from the Associated Press

1957: J. Brown * 1958: J. Brown * 1959: Unitas * 1960: Not Awarded * 1961: Hornung * 1962: J. Taylor * 1963: Tittle * 1964: Unitas * 1965: J. Brown * 1966: Starr * 1967: Unitas * 1968: Morrall * 1969: Gabriel * 1970: Brodie * 1971: Page * 1972: L. Brown * 1973: Simpson * 1974: Stabler * 1975: Tarkenton 1976: Jones * 1977: Payton * 1978: Bradshaw * 1979: Campbell * 1980: Sipe * 1981: Anderson * 1982: Moseley * 1983: Theismann * 1984: Marino * 1985: Allen * 1986: L. Taylor * 1987: Elway * 1988: Esiason * 1989: Montana * 1990: Montana * 1991: Thomas * 1992: Young * 1993: Smith * 1994: Young * 1995: Favre * 1996: Favre * 1997: Favre & Sanders * 1998: Davis * 1999: Warner * 2000: Faulk * 2001: Warner * 2002: Gannon * 2003: Manning & McNair * 2004: Manning * 2005: Alexander * 2006: Tomlinson * 2007: Brady * 2008: Manning * 2009: Manning

Bert Bell Award

1959: Unitas * 1960: Van Brocklin * 1961: Hornung * 1962: Robustelli * 1963: J. Brown * 1964: Unitas * 1965: Retzlaff * 1966: Meredith * 1967: Unitas * 1968: Kelly * 1969: Gabriel * 1970: Blanda * 1971: Staubach * 1972: L. Brown * 1973: Simpson * 1974: Olsen * 1975: Tarkenton * 1976: Stabler * 1977: Griese * 1978: Bradshaw * 1979: Campbell * 1980: Jaworski * 1981: Anderson * 1982: Theismann * 1983: Riggins * 1984: Marino * 1985: Payton * 1986: Taylor * 1987: Rice * 1988: Cunningham * 1989: Montana * 1990: Cunningham * 1991: Sanders * 1992: Young * 1993: Smith * 1994: Young * 1995: Favre * 1996: Favre * 1997: Sanders * 1998: Cunningham * 1999: Warner * 2000: Gannon * 2001: Faulk * 2002: Gannon * 2003: Manning * 2004: Manning * 2005: Alexander * 2006: Tomlinson * 2007: Brady * 2008: Peterson

Minnesota Vikings starting quarterbacks

Shaw * Tarkenton * Vander Kelen * Berry * Kapp * Cuozzo * Lee * Snead * Kramer * Dils * Wilson * Manning * Adams * Gannon * Salisbury * McMahon * Moon * Johnson * Cunningham * George * Culpepper * Bouman * Wynn * Holcomb * Bollinger * Frerotte * Jackson * Favre

Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins starting quarterbacks

Baugh * Filchock * Jacobs * Youel * Mont * Gilmer * LeBaron * Dorow * Guglielmi * Scarbath * Snead * Jurgensen * Shiner * Ninowski * Kilmer * R. Johnson * Theismann * Kruczek * Schroeder * Rubbert * Williams * Rypien * Humphries * Rutledge * Conklin * Gannon * Friesz * Shuler * Frerotte * Hostetler * Green * B. Johnson * George * Banks * Matthews * Wuerffel * Ramsey * Hasselbeck * Brunell * Campbell * Collins

Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterbacks

Davidson * Enis * Dawson * Duncan * Beathard * Lee * Livingston * Adams * Fuller * Kenney * Blackledge * Stevens * Seurer * Hudson * DeBerg * Jaworski * Pelluer * Vlasic * Krieg * Montana * Bono * Gannon * Grbac * Moon * Green * Huard * Croyle * Thigpen * Cassel

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders starting quarterbacks

Flores * Davidson * Wood * Lamonica * Stabler * Pastorini * Plunkett * M. Wilson * Evans * Schroeder * Beuerlein * Marinovich * Hostetler * Hobert * George * W. Wilson * Gannon * Tuiasosopo * Mirer * Collins * Brooks * Walter * McCown * Culpepper * Russell * Gradkowski * Frye

2001 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Rich Gannon * RB Edgerrin James * FB Richie Anderson * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Eric Moulds * TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Tony Boselli * OT Jonathan Ogden * G Ruben Brown * G Bruce Matthews * C Kevin Mawae
DefenseDE Trace Armstrong * DE Jason Taylor * DT Sam Adams * DT Trevor Pryce
OLB Mo Lewis * OLB Junior Seau * ILB Ray Lewis
CB Sam Madison * CB Samari Rolle * FS Rod Woodson * SS Blaine Bishop
Special TeamsP Darren Bennett * PK Matt Stover * KR Derrick Mason * ST Larry Izzo

2002 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Rich Gannon * RB Curtis Martin * FB Larry Centers * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Rod Smith * TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Lincoln Kennedy * OT Jonathan Ogden * G Alan Faneca * G Will Shields * C Kevin Mawae
DefenseDE John Abraham * DE Marcellus Wiley * DT Trevor Pryce * DT John Randle
OLB Jason Gildon * OLB Jamir Miller * ILB Ray Lewis
CB Sam Madison * CB Charles Woodson * FS Rod Woodson * SS Rodney Harrison
Special TeamsP Shane Lechler * PK Jason Elam * KR Jermaine Lewis * ST Ian Gold

2003 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Rich Gannon * RB Priest Holmes * FB Lorenzo Neal * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Jerry Rice * TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Jonathan Ogden * OT Willie Roaf * G Alan Faneca * G Will Shields * C Kevin Mawae
DefenseDE Trevor Pryce * DE Jason Taylor * DT Richard Seymour * DT Gary Walker
OLB Joey Porter * OLB Junior Seau * ILB Zach Thomas
CB Aaron Glenn * CB Patrick Surtain * FS Rod Woodson * SS Lawyer Milloy
Special TeamsP Chris Hanson * PK Adam Vinatieri * KR Dante Hall * ST Larry Izzo



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