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Gabriel Rivera (born April 7, 1961) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1983. Rivera played college football for Texas Tech where he earned All-American honors in 1982. Rivera was a first round pick in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. ==College== Rivera attended Texas Tech University, and played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team from 1979 to 1982. At 6'3" and 230 pounds, he was recruited as a tight end and linebacker before growing to between 270-300 pounds. Despite his weight, Rivera was able to complete a 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds as a noseguard. While at Texas Tech, he earned the nickname "Señor Sack". Rivera finished his four-year career at Texas Tech with 321 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, 11 pass deflections, and 6 fumble recoveries. His 1982 total of 105 tackles still holds the school record for most tackles by a defensive tackle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.texastech.com/trads/hoh-qt.html )〕 Rivera garnered significant national attention following a 10-3 loss against the #1 ranked 1982 Washington Huskies football team, in which he logged 10 tackles, 4 pass deflections, 4 quarterback pressures, and a sack.〔 In 1980, Rivera earned honorable mention All-American honors as a sophomore. In 1982, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as a senior defensive tackle in 1983. Additionally, Rivera was named the Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and would later be named to the Southwest Conference All-Decade team.〔 He appeared in the 1982 Bob Hope Christmas Show and was introduced as an All American Defensive Lineman. He was named to the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame in May 2012.〔 He was named as the fourth member of Texas Tech's Ring of Honor on July 2, 2014 and had his name inscribed on Jones AT&T Stadium along with fellow College Football Hall of Fame members Donny Anderson, Dave Parks and E. J. Holub.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070214aab.html )〕 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「Gabriel Rivera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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