Les Gatewood | |
Number: | 33 |
Position: | Center |
Birth Date: | 30 May 1921 |
Birth Place: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 198 |
High School: | Waco (TX) |
College: | Baylor Tulane |
Draftyear: | 1943 |
Draftround: | 8 |
Draftpick: | 68 |
Pastteams: | |
Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 23 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 6 |
Pfr: | GateLe20 |
Lester Boyd "Buddy" Gatewood (May 30, 1921 – April 9, 1965) was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers.
Gatewood was born in Dallas, Texas,[1] and played college football at Baylor University and Tulane University.[2] He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1943 NFL draft and played two seasons with the team.[3] He died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 43 from a heart attack.