Chon Gallegos

American football player (1939–2023)
American football player
Chon Gallegos
No. 12
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1939-09-28)September 28, 1939
Gallup, New Mexico, U.S.
Died:January 17, 2023(2023-01-17) (aged 83)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:James Lick
(San Jose, California)
College:San Jose State
Undrafted:1962
Career history
  • Oakland Raiders (1962)
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chon Fernando Gallegos (September 28, 1939 – January 17, 2023) was an American football quarterback who played one season with the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL). Gallegos first enrolled at San Jose City College before transferring to San Jose State University. He attended James Lick High School in San Jose, California.[1][2]

Following his player career, he coached at James Lick High School and Santa Teresa High School. At James Lick, he served as Jim Plunkett's coach and at Santa Teresa he oversaw Rich Campbell and Craig Whelihan.[3][4][5] He coached Santa Teresa High School from 1974 to 1992 and compiled a 113–77–3 record.[6]

Chon Gallegos died in San Jose, California on January 17, 2023, at the age of 83.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chon Gallegos". esuhsdef.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "CHON GALLEGOS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ Kroichick, Ron (May 5, 1999). "Portraits In Pride". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Smith, Red (December 12, 1979). "He Can Build His Own Church". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Kroichick, Ron (November 13, 1997). "Chargers' Whelihan Lends Quirkiness as QB". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Santa Clara County" (PDF). bayareasportsstars.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Chon Gallegos". Legacy. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

External links

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San Jose State Spartans starting quarterbacks
  • Wilbur V. Hubbard (1925–1928)
  • Roy Zimmerman (1938–1939)
  • Deward Tornell (1940)
  • Allen Hardisty (1941)
  • Jim Jackson (1947)
  • Chuck Hughes (1948)
  • Gene Menges (1948–1950)
  • Lynn Aplanalp (1951–1952)
  • Larry Rice (1953)
  • Benny Pierce (1954)
  • Tony Teresa (1955)
  • Bob Reinhart (1956)
  • Dick Vermeil (1957)
  • Emmett Lee (1958–1959)
  • Mike Jones (1960)
  • Chon Gallegos (1961)
  • Rand Carter (1962–1963)
  • Ken Berry (1964–1965)
  • Danny Holman (1966–1967)
  • Russ Munson (1968)
  • Ivan Lippi (1969–1970)
  • Gary Tomasso (1970)
  • Dave Ellis (1971)
  • Craig Kimball (1972–1974)
  • Roger Profitt (1975)
  • Steve DeBerg (1976)
  • Ed Luther (1977–1979)
  • Steve Clarkson (1980–1982)
  • Jon Carlson (1983, 1985)
  • Bob Frasco (1984)
  • Doug Allen (1985)
  • Mike Perez (1986–1987)
  • Ken Lutz (1988)
  • Matt Veatch (1989, 1991)
  • Ralph Martini (1989–1990)
  • Jeff Garcia (1991–1993)
  • Alli Abrew (1994–1995)
  • Brent Evans (1994)
  • Carl Dean (1995–1996)
  • Brian Vye (1997–1998)
  • Dan O'Dell (1997)
  • Chris Kasteler (1997–1999)
  • Marcus Arroyo (1998, 2000–2001)
  • Clint Carlson (2001)
  • Scott Rislov (2002–2003)
  • Dale Rogers (2004)
  • Adam Tafralis (2004–2007)
  • Myles Eden (2008)
  • Kyle Reed (2008–2009)
  • Sean Flynn (2008)
  • Jordan La Secla (2009–2010)
  • Matt Faulkner (2011)
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  • David Fales (2012–2013)
  • Blake Jurich (2014)
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  • Mitch Ravizza (2014)
  • Kenny Potter (2015–2016)
  • Josh Love (2016–2019)
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  • Michael Carillo (2018)
  • Nick Starkel (2020–2021)
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