Gordon Carl Lockbaum was born on November 16,1965 and is an American former college football player, who was a standout two-way player in NCAA Division I-AA.
14 Facts About Gordie Lockbaum
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Gordie Lockbaum was raised in Glassboro, New Jersey, and spent his prep years at Glassboro High School where he competed in football, baseball, and wrestling; he graduated in 1984.
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Gordie Lockbaum attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1984 to 1988, where he played wide receiver and halfback on offense, defensive back on defense, and was a kick returner on special teams.
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Gordie Lockbaum was a starting cornerback during his freshman season, and moved to strong safety as a sophomore.
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Gordie Lockbaum became the first two-way player since Leroy Keyes of Purdue in 1968.
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Gordie Lockbaum was named WTBS college football player of the year, New Jersey Sports Writers Association college player of the year, and finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting.
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Gordie Lockbaum finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting, second in the Maxwell Award voting, and was runner-up for the inaugural Walter Payton Award.
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Gordie Lockbaum appeared in all three games, seeing the most action in the Shrine Game, where he played five positions.
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Gordie Lockbaum was a two-time First Team All-America selection as a defensive back.
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Gordie Lockbaum still holds several Holy Cross offensive records, including most touchdowns in a season and most points in a season.
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Gordie Lockbaum was inducted into the Glassboro High School Hall of Fame in 1989, the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001, and the ECAC Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Gordie Lockbaum was selected in the 1988 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round, and played for them during the preseason as a running back, but was released by the team in August of that year.
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Gordie Lockbaum received a degree in economics from Holy Cross, and became an executive for an insurance company.
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Gordie Lockbaum's son, nicknamed Gordie, played shortstop in the 2002 Little League World Series for the Worcester team that reached the US championship game, and later attended Amherst College where he was a defensive back on the football team.