From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Benjamin Gay
Benjamin Gay
Benjamin Gay A native of Spring, Texas, Gay was a star running back
N/A at Spring High School. He was a 1997 High School All-
American selection by USA Today. He chose Baylor over
Running back
Florida, Florida State, and Miami. However, five weeks in-
Personal information to his sophomore season in 1998, he was kicked of the
team for rules violations. He eventually enrolled at Gar-
birth:
Date of birth February 28, 1980 (1980-02-28)
den City Community College. In 1999, he rushed for 1,442
birth:
Place of birth Houston, Texas yards and 17 touchdowns, but was dismissed from the
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 227 lb (103 kg) team because of his grades and rules violations, and ulti-
mately left junior college. He took a job as a bouncer at a
Career information bar in Garden City, Kansas.
Debuted in 2001 for the Cleveland Browns In 2000 he was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos, but
was bolted after the first preseason game. In 2001, he was
Last played in 2001 for the Cleveland Browns
signed by the Cleveland Browns and spent the 2001 NFL
season as third-string RB behind James Jackson and Jamel
Career history White. His career game came in a 27–17 Browns win at
Baltimore, when he ran 56 yards on 18 tries, including
• Cleveland Browns (2001) one touchdown.
status:
Roster status Retired
Career highlights and awards References
• 1997 High School All-American (USA Today) • Cleveland Browns’ Ben Gay gets his life back on track
for the sake of his child
Career NFL statistics as of 2001
Persondata
Rushing Yards 172
Name Gay, Benjamin
Rushing Average 3.4 Alternative names
Touchdowns 1 Short description American football player
Stats at NFL.com Date of birth February 28, 1980
Place of birth Houston, Texas
Benjamin Stevenson Gay, Jr. (born February 28. 1980) is
Date of death
a former American football running back. He spent the
2001 NFL season with the Cleveland Browns. Place of death
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Categories:
• 1980 births
• Living people
• People from Houston, Texas
• American football running backs
• Baylor Bears football players
• Cleveland Browns players
• American football running back, 1980s birth stubs
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