Gale Gilbert

Source: Inside the Seahawks, Volume 1, Number 25, April 17, 1987 – May 7, 1987

Twenty-five-year-old Seattle quarterback Gale Gilbert is an all-around athlete from northern California.

Gale lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Red Bluff High School before entering the University of California.

He lives in the Kirkland area with his wife Kim, only minutes from the Seahawks’ training facility. He enjoys reading, isn’t much of a cook, but is a great competitor.

Gale shows us the North west version of the California-look, sporting Revo Classic sunglasses which provide 100% UV protection for $145. His gray, double-faced pants are 100% cotton, 7-ounce canvas with a reinforced knee for ruggedness. His postcard print shin is of 100% Rayon. The pants and shirt are made by The North Face.

Krieg Out, Gilbert In!!

Source: Inside the Seahawks, Volume 1, Number 14, November 7, 1986 - November 13, 1986

At his weekly press conference last Wednesday, Seahawk Head Coach Chuck Knox announced that Gale Gilbert would take over the starting QB position from Dave Krieg.

"The reasons that went into arriving at this decision are based on the low productivity that we've had offensively, in terms of touchdown production the last three ball games. That's not really a direct reflection on the quarterback; meaning that he's not totally responsible. I think all of us are responsible for the fact that we really only scored four touchdowns in the last three ball games," said Knox.

In 1985 Gilbert, a physical education major and four-year letterman and three-year starter at California, with 6,566 passing yards, signed with the team as a free agent.