Frank Gore
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| Frank Gore | |
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| Date of birth | May 14, 1983 |
| Place of birth | Coral Gables, Florida |
| Position(s) | Running Back |
| College | University of Miami |
| NFL Draft | 2005 / Round 3/ Pick 65 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2005-Present | San Francisco 49ers |
Frank Gore (born on May 14, 1983 in Coral Gables, Florida) is a professional football player in the National Football League. He graduated from the University of Miami and was selected in the third round (65th overall) in the 2005 draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
Gore is considered a breakaway threat who is also a tough inside runner, often knocking back would-be tacklers on his way to the end zone. In every game he played in the 2005 season, he was nominated for "Rookie of the Week".
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[edit] Coral Gables High School
Gore was one of the nation's most heavily recruited and highly regarded running backs coming out of Coral Gables High School. He set a Dade County record for rushing yardage in a season in 2000 with 2,953 yards and 34 touchdowns in his senior year. He rushed for 1,559 yards and 28 touchdowns in 1999, in addition to 301 receiving yards and four more scores through the air.
Gore showed outstanding strength and peripheral vision throughout his high school career. He was the third-rated prospect in Dade County by The Miami Herald, as well as the fourth best in Florida. Gore was listed as the best tailback on the The Florida Times-Union Super 75 list and earned "Super Prep All-American". That newspaper also rated him the seventh best prospect overall and the top-rated running back in Florida.
[edit] University of Miami
As a true freshman for the University of Miami in 2001, Gore totaled 562 yards with five touchdowns on 62 carries (9.1-yard avg), the third-best season total in school history by a freshman and was named SportingNews Big East Freshman of the Year. Gore suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee before spring practice in 2002 spent the 2002 season recovering from knee surgery. He returned in 2003 and rushed for 100 yards in each of his first three games of the season, then tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the season's fifth game. Determined to continue his career, Gore returned again in 2004. Gore looked to change his luck and also changed his uniform number, discarding #32 for #3 and then ran for nearly 1,000 yards during the season.
In 28 games with the Hurricanes, Gore rushed 348 times for 1,975 yards (a 5.7 rushing average) and seventeen touchdowns. His 1,975 yards rank seventh on the school's career-record list and his seventeen scores are tied for tenth.
Gore had beat out Willis McGahee in the spring of 2002 at the starting running back position while at Miami before his injury.
[edit] San Francisco 49ers
Gore finished the 2005 season as the 49ers first rookie leading rusher since 1990, when Dexter Carter led the team. He also had the 49ers most yards for a rookie since Roger Craig in 1983. During the season, Gore gained 608 yards on 127 carries and ran for three touchdowns, including a career long 72 yard run vs. the Washingon Redskins.
After a loss in the 2005 season, he found his fellow teammates partying right after the game. His competetive attitude caused him to break out in tears. His competetive winning attitude has helped the 49ers recover after a sorry 4-12 year.
Gore was elevated to the top of the San Francisco 49ers' depth chart following the August 19, 2006 trade that shipped incumbent starter Kevan Barlow to the New York Jets in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick.
Gore has benefited from offensive coordinator Norv Turner's power running scheme. Gore is ultra-explosive and will break off long runs often. He rarely goes down on the first hit, usually knocking would be tacklers to the turf and is leading the 49ers receiving corps in receptions.
As of November 20, Gore is second in the league in rushing. He has 1,043 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per attempt, with four TDs. In Week 10, Gore ran for a 61 yard touchdown against the Detroit Lions which lead to his career high 159 yard game, including a club record 148 yards in the first half. On Sunday, November 20, 2006, he set a San Franciso 49ers record for rush yards in a game with 212 yards rushing against the defending NFC champion Seattle Seahawks. The following week Gore rushed for 140 yards, but the 49ers still lost 20-17 to the St. Louis Rams.
[edit] 'The inconvenient truth'
Gore's nickname is 'The inconvenient truth' as coined by NFL Network host Rich Eisen in 2006. The nickname is a reference to the 2006 film An Inconvenient Truth, starring former U.S vice president Al Gore.
| Preceded by: Jarrett Payton |
Miami Hurricanes' Starting Running Back 2004 |
Succeeded by: Tyrone Moss |
