Lester Gatewood

American football player (1921–1965)

American football player

Les Gatewood

No. 33

Position:

Center

Personal information

Born:

(1921-05-30)May 30, 1921
Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Died:

April 9, 1965(1965-04-09) (aged 43)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

198 lb (90 kg)

Career information

High school:

Waco (TX)

College:

Baylor
Tulane

NFL draft:

1943 / Round: 8 / Pick: 68

Career history

Green Bay Packers (1946–1947)

Career highlights and awards

2× Third-team All-American (1942, 1943)
First-team All-SEC (1943)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	23
Games started:	6

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.

Biography

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.

References

^ "Les Gatewood Stats, News and Video - C". NFL.com.
^ Goska, Eric (2004). Green Bay Packers: A Measure of Greatness. Krause Publications. p. 68. ISBN 9781440227738.
^ "Les Gatewood Stats". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.