Christopher Stephen Gannon was born on January 20,1966 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League.
70 Facts About Chris Gannon
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Chris Gannon played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers.
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Christopher Stephen Gannon was born in Brandon, Florida to Juanita L and Donald F Gannon Sr.
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The Gannon family moved from Brandon, Florida to Orange Park, Florida when Chris was at a young age.
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Chris Gannon played Pee Wee football in the Pop Warner program.
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Chris Gannon was named to both the All-County and All-District teams during his freshman and junior years.
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Chris Gannon played four years with the Ragin' Cajuns on the defense team.
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Chris Gannon was signed by coach Sam Robertson and practiced and played under Robertson's leadership as a redshirt.
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Between the '84 and '85 seasons, Chris Gannon worked on building strength.
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Chris Gannon came into the 1985 season twenty pounds heavier.
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Chris Gannon played nose guard that year and chalked up 24 tackles, 22 assisted tackles, two deflections, and three sacks.
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Chris Gannon was third among his fellow lineman in tackles and made six tackles behind the line for a total of 45 yards lost by opponents.
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Chris Gannon led the team with 18 tackles and 21 assisted tackles.
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Chris Gannon made four tackles behind the line that led to a total loss of 31 yards for opponents.
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Chris Gannon was plagued by a sore neck and pinched nerve in the shoulder from prior injuries.
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Chris Gannon recovered from his injuries and came into the 1987 season ready to play.
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Chris Gannon played in nine games in the weak side defensive end position during his junior year.
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Chris Gannon caused two opponent fumbles, recovered two other fumbles, and deflected three passes.
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Chris Gannon intercepted the ball and returned it for nine yards.
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Chris Gannon sacked opposing quarterbacks six times and intercepted the ball in the Memphis State game.
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Chris Gannon was second on the team with 52 tackles and 42 assists.
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Chris Gannon ended his senior year of football as one of the top defensive lineman in the county.
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Chris Gannon was known for his speed, agility, and strength.
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Chris Gannon finished his college career with 133 tackles, 116 assisted tackles and 18 quarterback sacks.
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Chris Gannon earned three letters in football and was inducted into the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Chris Gannon worked as a swimming instructor during the summers of 1986,1987, and 1988 in Lake Wales and St Augustine, Florida where he taught the visually and hearing impaired to swim.
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Chris Gannon was selected by the New England Patriots as the seventeenth pick in the third round of the 1989 NFL draft.
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Chris Gannon wore 98 in his rookie time with the Patriots.
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Chris Gannon was waived by the Patriots in 1989, failing to make the final roster cut to forty-seven players.
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Chris Gannon was claimed off of waivers on 4 September 1989 by the San Diego Chargers.
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Chris Gannon wore jersey number 84 and played defensive end.
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Chris Gannon played in all of the games during the first ten weeks of the 1989 season, starting in only one,.
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Chris Gannon played on special teams as the Charger's deep snapper.
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The Chargers placed Chris Gannon on Injured Reserve on 17 November 1989 due to a knee injury.
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Chris Gannon had to have surgery and spent the last six weeks on the Injured Reserves.
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Chris Gannon was claimed off waivers by the Patriots for the 1990 season on 31 March 1990.
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Chris Gannon signed a two-year contract for the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
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Chris Gannon started off the Patriots 1990 season recovering from a knee injury and surgery incurred while playing for the Chargers in 1989.
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Chris Gannon was back on the field for the Phoenix game on 25 November 1990.
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Chris Gannon played in six games that season, between week 10 and 17.
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Chris Gannon started at defensive end in the New York Jets game on 23 December and in the New York Giants game of 30 December 1990.
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Chris Gannon is credited with one rushing attempt with no yards gained.
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Chris Gannon, recovered from the knee surgery, chalked up seven tackles with three assists in the six games he played for the Patriots during the remainder of the 1990 season.
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Chris Gannon was placed on the Injured Reserve list on 27 August 1991 due to a preseason knee injury.
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Chris Gannon was later activated to the practice squad on 22 October 1991 then finally placed on the active roster on 1 November 1991.
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Chris Gannon moved over to special teams when he returned to the roster.
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Chris Gannon would take the center position and snap the ball to the kicker for field goals and punts when the situation called for a long snap.
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Chris Gannon played eight games, weeks ten through seventeen, in the 1991 season.
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Chris Gannon recovered a Buffalo Bills fumbled punt during his first game back as a roster member on 3 November 1991.
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Chris Gannon racked up three special teams tackles during the season.
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Chris Gannon played in twelve games during the 1992 season, missing the first three weeks of the season and later the New York Jets games in week five and twelve.
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Chris Gannon was charged with a fumble in the week nine game on 1 November 1992 against the Buffalo Bills.
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Chris Gannon had thirteen tackles and four assisted tackles as a defensive end that season.
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Chris Gannon made four tackles in three games against New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Miami.
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Chris Gannon did not start, but played in the first four games of the 1993 season.
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Chris Gannon was waived by the Patriots in 1993 along with several other defensive linemen.
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Chris Gannon fumbled the ball twice while playing with the Patriots.
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Chris Gannon recovered a fumble in the 1992 season with the New England Patriots.
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Chris Gannon was credited with an assisted quarterback sack during his career.
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Chris Gannon played for Bill Parcells during his final year with New England.
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On one play, Chris Gannon anticipated the snap and jumped offside.
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Chris Gannon was embarrassed by the gaff and looked as if he wanted to "dig a hole at the 50-yard line and crawl into the ground".
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Chris Gannon was active in the Say No To Drugs campaign.
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Chris Gannon began a pharmaceutical sales career in 2001 with Forest Pharmaceuticals.
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Chris Gannon coached his son Brandon from Pop Warner youth football, Middle School, and Junior High School until Brandon attended St Thomas More High School and joined the Cougar football program.
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Chris Gannon made the Ragin' Cajuns roster as a redshirt freshman in the spring 2019.
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Chris Gannon coached the fifth and sixth grade football team at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School for several years.
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Chris Gannon served as president of the University of Louisiana Gridiron Club.
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Ruth Ann Chris Gannon attended University of Louisiana and lettered in track.
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Chris Gannon ran cross county and was a member of the track and field teams in 1986,1987, and 1988.