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Antonio Ethan Gates, Jr. (born June 18, 1980) is an American football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He has been selected onto the Pro Bowl nine times and is a five-time All-Pro.〔(Bio ) The Official Website of Antonio Gates〕 Gates was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after playing college basketball for Kent State University. He attended college at Kent State his junior and senior years after brief stints at Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University.〔http://www.draftdaypicks.com/Antonio_Gates.html〕 He is the Chargers' career leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. On Oct. 12, 2015, he became the second tight end and ninth player overall to record 100 career touchdown receptions.〔(SI.com )〕 ==College career== Originally, Gates enrolled at Michigan State University wanting to play football under then-coach Nick Saban as well as basketball under coach Tom Izzo. Upon enrolling, he learned that Saban wanted him to play only football.〔http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=neumann/101215_antonio_gates_chargers_tight_end&sportCat=nfl〕 Gates then chose to pursue playing basketball by transferring to Eastern Michigan University. He played there part of a season, subsequently played at two junior colleges, and eventually played two seasons at Kent State University in northeastern Ohio. As a Golden Flash, Gates played two seasons as power forward. His junior season he averaged 16.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.〔http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=5443〕 His senior season he received Honorable Mention All-American Honors from the Associated Press after averaging 20.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. His senior season his team won its first regular season Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship in school history after finishing the regular season with a 24-5 overall record with a 17-1 record in the MAC. Gates helped the Golden Flashes win their second consecutive MAC tournament and earn its resulting berth in the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament In the NCAA tournament he gave crucial performances that helped Kent State reach the Elite Eight as a 10 seed by upsetting 7 seed Oklahoma State (69-61), 2 seed Alabama (71-58) and 3 seed Pittsburgh (78-73). He finished with a record of 54-16 in two years of playing.〔http://www.kent.edu/news/newsdetail.cfm?customel_datapageid_9299=1935765〕 His jersey number, 44, was retired on February 27, 2010, making him just the fourth Golden Flash to receive the honor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antonio Gates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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