his son of a Filipino immigrant was the first Asian American to start as an NFL quarterback. He enjoyed several glorious years with the Rams in the 60s, then a year with the Eagles in the 1973. Unfortunately, Gabriel only serves as a retrospective role model -- few Asian Americans even suspected his ethnicity until two decades after his retirement.
his son of a Filipino immigrant was the first Asian American to start as an NFL quarterback. He enjoyed several glorious years with the Rams in the 60s, then a year with the Eagles in the 1973. Unfortunately, Gabriel only serves as a retrospective role model -- few Asian Americans even suspected his ethnicity until two decades after his retirement.