The Book of Roman: The NFL's First Gunslinger

Rest in Peace, Roman Gabriel.

R I P Roman. You were my idol when I was a kid.

I loved watching Roman Gabriel play when I was a kid! I love his response, "I am in the Little River Life-quest Hall of Fame, they put my picturesup on the wall"!

RIP BIG MAN. YOU WERE A TOUGH LEADER OF TOUGH MEN

RIP Roman......Godspeed

Not only was Gabe underrated, he is the all time TD leader for a team that led the change to the passing game. As a teammate, and a spokesmen for the NFL off the field - there are none better. He was the "gentile giant," the "teddy bear," and on game day he was ready to take on any linebacker...Butkus, Nitschke - bring them on. The Rams games with the 49ers are still thrilling to watch matching Gabe with John Brodie. Reach into the clouds if you want to meet Roman someday. RIP.

I was a big Roman Gabriel fan. Started to follow sports in 1967 as a 16-yer old and the Rams were my #1 team. and what a year 1967 was. 11-1-2 in a neck and neck season long race for the Division title with the Colts.

Roman should be in the HOF

We appreciate you, Roman Gabriel! Once a Ram, always a Ram!

In '72, I became an NFL fan; the Rams were my favorite team, and Roman was my first favorite quarterback. I believed then, and still believe, that the Rams had the coolest-looking helmets. Fun note. 1972 was also my first year playing tackle football. I was a defensive tackle but insisted on having a single bar for my face mask so I could be just like Roman. Luckily, I escaped with my face still for the '73 campaign.

Roman Gabriel was one of my favorite players when I first started watching football and collecting bubble gum cards. It was 1970 and I was 8. He was one of around 10 players on an NFL footlocker I got that year from Sears Roebuck. I remember looking at that thing a lot . It was white with each players picture on it. There was Roman Gabriel, Lenny Dawson, Otis Taylor and a few other star players. He was great in the Unforgiven.

Oh how I remember Roman Gabriel. When he won 1969 MVP I was very young but I remember his Burger King commercial and have loved watching The Undefeated different times with Gabriel and John Wayne. My brothers and I had a scrapbook of the Rams and then one of just Gabriel. We also had a poster of Gabriel hanging up on our room and a 500 piece puzzle we put together of Gabriel. We had an electric football game with Ram players and Gabriel was always our quarterback when we played with our electric football game. These are such great memories to think about as I write this. Thanks for putting this video on YouTube to honor the life of a truly great quarterback in my childhood Roman Gabriel 1969 Player of the Year. We had his book as well.

I grew up watching and loving him as our Quarterback. I meet him and a couple of other Rams at Occidental College way back in the day. I was 9 years old what a great day. Thx Dad for introducing me to the Rams.

Roman Gabriel is still my all time favorite Ram quarterback. I loved watching him play against the Vikings with Joe Kapp. I still have his signed photograph the Rams mailed me when I was 10yrs old. He should be in the NFL Hall of Fame and the Rams should retire his number 18 jersey.

I'm from Pittsburgh and when I was a kid I was a Roman Gabriel/Rams fan (this right was before the Steelers became great). The Rams finally came to Pittsburgh the last game of 1971 and nobody I knew wanted to go with me - I was a freshman in high school. I sat by myself in the end zone peanut heaven seats in Three Rivers Stadium and froze my butt off but but loved every minute - the Rams won and Roman had a real good game. I have a Rams helmet from that era from ebay (blue helmet and thick white horns), they should go back to those uniforms for sure!!

I attended Roman Gabriel's football camp as a boy. He is one of the finest human beings I have ever met. A gentleman, classy, huge heart and a true champion. God bless you, Roman -- and thank you !!!

watched the video again ....whar a terrific guy .........humility personified ........

Roman belongs in the hall of fame!!!!!!

I had a poster of Roman, Deacon, and Merlin on my wall as a kid. Compare the class and humility of yesterday’s pro athletes to today’s cocky ones. No comparison at all.

The best name ever for a QB....