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                <td width="100%" valign=top><div class="InlineAbstract">Tight End<br>2003-2018 San Diego Chargers/Los Angeles Chargers<br>*18. Juni 1980, Detroit, Michigan<br>College: Kent State<br>Hall of Fame-Mitglied seit 2025</div></td>
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                <td width="100%" valign=top><div class="InlineContent">Antonio Gates&#8217; Karriere geh&#246;rt wohl zu den ungew&#246;hnlichsten eines Hall-of-Fame-Mitglieds, dies vor allem darum, weil Gates auf der College-Stufe kein einziges Down Football gespielt hatte. Er geh&#246;rte an der Kent State University als Power Forward zum Basketball-Team der Universit&#228;t und erreichte mit diesem 2002 die Viertelfinals der College-Meisterschaft. Da er von seiner Statur und seiner Spielweise auf keine Position in der NBA so wirklich passte, entschied sich Gates der NFL eine Chance zu geben und wurde nach einem Probetraining von den San Diego Chargers unter Vertrag genommen. Ein Entscheid, den die S&#252;dkalifornier nicht bereuen sollten.<br><br>Antonio Gates nahm seine erste NFL-Saison als dritter Tight End des Teams in Angriff. Als er 16 Jahre sp&#228;ter seine Karriere beendete, war er nicht nur der beste Receiver in der Teamgeschichte, sondern auch der drittbeste Tight End, mit 116 Touchdowns sogar der beste Tight End der NFL-Geschichte.<br><br>Seinen Durchbruch schaffte Antonio Gates als er 81 P&#228;sse f&#252;r 964 Yards und 13 Touchdowns fing und seine erste Pro Bowl-Berufung erhielt. Im Jahr darauf knackte er dann mit 89 gefangenen P&#228;ssen f&#252;r 1'101 Yards die 1'000 Yards-Marke. Ab da war er aus dem Angriff der S&#252;dkalifornier wegzudenken und bildete gemeinsam mit Quarterback Philip Rivers und Running Back LaDainian Tomlinson ein herausragendes Trio, mit dem das Team f&#252;nf Divisionstitel gewann. 2007 klopfte man an die T&#252;r der Super Bowl, musste sich aber im AFC Championship den New England Patriots geschlagen geben.<br><br>W&#228;hrend seiner Karriere fing Antonio Gates in 236 Spielen 955 P&#228;sse f&#252;r 11'841 Yards und 116 Touchdowns. Dazu kamen 51 P&#228;sse f&#252;r 540 Yards und zwei Touchdowns in zw&#246;lf Playoff-Spielen. Gates wurde achtmal in die Pro Bowl berufen und ins All-Decade-Team f&#252;r die 2000er Jahre gew&#228;hlt. 2025 wurde er in die Hall of Fame aufgenommen.</div></td>
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                <td nowrap><div class="InlineAuthor">von Stefan Feldmann -&nbsp;</div></td>
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