Gary Compton

Gary Compton

No. 3, 4
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth:	May 9, 1968
Place of birth:	Irving, Texas
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College:	East Texas State
Undrafted:	1991
Career history
As player:
Dallas Texans (1992-1993) Fort Worth Cavalry (1994) Milwaukee Mustangs (1995-2001) Indiana Firebirds (2002) Grand Rapids Rampage (2002) Tampa Bay Storm (2003) Philadelphia Soul (2004)
As coach:
Milwaukee Iron (2009)
Career highlights and awards
3× First Team All-Arena (1992, 1999, 2001) 2× All-Ironman Team (1999, 2001) "Build Ford Tough" Man of the Year AFL's Second Team 15th Anniversary Team (2001) #3 Retired by the Milwaukee Mustangs
Career Arena statistics
Receptions: 750 Receiving yards: 10,368 Touchdowns: 176 Tackles: 157 Interceptions: 15
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Gary Compton (born May 9, 1968 in Irving, Texas) is a former American football wide receiver/linebacker in the Arena Football League. Compton was also briefly in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers. He is also a former High School Football Coach. He played college football at East Texas State (now Texas A&M-Commerce) where he was an All-Conference and All-American Wide Receiver and a Harlon Hill Award candidate.

Compton played for the Dallas Texans, Fort Worth Cavalry, Milwaukee Mustangs, Indiana Firebirds, Grand Rapids Rampage, Tampa Bay Storm, and Philadelphia Soul.

College career

Compton attended East Texas State University, where he was a standout wide receiver.^[1]

References

1. Scott Munn (November 11, 1990). "Compton, East Texas Crush Cameron 59-0". www.newsok.com. NewsOK.com. Retrieved November 5, 2013.