Tuesday, February 3, 2015

1974 Profiles: Don Gault and Brian Dowling

DON GAULT
Quarterback
No. 11
Hofstra
"Gault spent four seasons with the Browns, three on the taxi squad. He was active in 1970 for two games and started the third game of that season against Pittsburgh in place of injured Bill Nelson. Don missed most of the 1969 season due to National Guard duty. He went to San Diego in the 1972 preseason, played the rest of the year for Edmonton in the CFL, and was in camp with the Jets last year.
Don holds many Hofstra passing records: most total passing yardage, career (5,149), season (2,134) and game (345); most attempts, career (789) and season (327); completions, career (326); touchdown passes, career (41) and season (20). Don was All-MAC, All-East and ECAC Sophomore of the Year. The highlight of his career was four touchdown passes against both Temple and Delaware.
Don is the regional sales manager for A-Drive Auto Leasing in Hicksville, New York and is also a licensed insurance agent. His hobbies are golf and tennis and his birthplace is New York, New York."

-1974 New York Stars Press/Radio/TV Guide


BRIAN DOWLING
Quarterback
No. 14
Yale
"A good scrambler and capable passer, Brian is an extremely smart player. He led Yale to an undefeated season in his senior year in 1968.
Brian threw for 50 touchdowns at Yale."

-1974 Topps No. 357

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