A native of Detroit, Gates led the Kent State basketball team to the NCAA's Elite Eight in 2002 and was an honorable mention All-American the following year. But when the NBA overlooked the burly ...
In honor of his achievement, the Chargers celebrated by adopting a goat in Gates's honor. The goat, a nod to the team ...
It didn't take long for Antonio Gates to transfer his Kent State basketball dominance to the NFL. Now he's headed to the Pro ...
The NFL announced the 2025 Hall of Fame class Thursday night, and Antonio Gates, former Kent basketball star and retired Los ...
The NFL tight end with the most touchdowns is Antonio ... fifth Super Bowl, Gates had a feel for how to recognize and defeat man or zone defenses. The former Kent State basketball star fooled ...
And that leads to the greatest honor a football player can receive — a gold jacket. Gates joins Jack Lambert as the second ...
In a few weeks, when Antonio Gates ... Pro Bowl tight ends. Gates is a special case, a rare, slipped-through-the-cracks story. He was a Detroit high school football/basketball star who focused ...