Ian Maurice Gold was born on August 23,1978 and is an American former professional football player who played as a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League.
18 Facts About Ian Gold
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Ian Gold played for the Denver Broncos from 2000 to 2003 and 2004 to 2007 and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004.
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Ian Gold appeared in 115 NFL games, 80 as a starter, registered 422 tackles, and was selected to play in the 2002 Pro Bowl.
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Ian Gold was selected as a first-team linebacker on both the 1998 and 1999 All-Big Ten teams.
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Ian Gold earned All-West Wayne Offensive MVP and was selected to the Detroit News All-State Dream Team after his senior campaign.
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Ian Gold enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1996 and played college football for head coach Lloyd Carr's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1996 to 1999.
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Ian Gold had 34 tackles in 1997, including three solo tackles in the 1998 Rose Bowl.
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Ian Gold led the 1999 team with 95 tackles, including 71 solo tackles, and was selected by the conference coaches as a first-team linebacker on the 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
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Ian Gold won the 1999 Roger Zatkoff Award as the team's top linebacker.
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Ian Gold was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft.
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Ian Gold appeared in all 32 regular season games for the Broncos in 2000 and 2001, but was not a starter.
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In 2002, Ian Gold started all 16 games at weakside linebacker and totaled 85 tackles and 6.5 quarterback sacks.
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Ian Gold began the 2003 season on a strong note with 10 tackles and his first career interception return for a touchdown in the opening game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Ian Gold missed the remainder of the season and underwent surgery to repair the injury.
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Four days later, Ian Gold signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Ian Gold appeared in all 16 games for the Buccaneers, including 13 as the team's starting strongside linebacker.
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Ian Gold appeared in all 16 regular season games and registered 72 tackles and three sacks.
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Ian Gold remained with the Broncos for two more seasons, starting 15 games in 2006 and 14 games in 2007.