Miami Great Frank Gore Retiring, Remembering His Legacy

SAN FRANCISCO – One time Miami Hurricanes nice Frank Gore has come to the top of his skilled profession. Starting in 2005, the previous Coral Gables Excessive Faculty and Miami nice started a journey within the Nationwide Soccer League (NFL) that didn’t come to an in depth till the 2020 season was over.

Gore has collected 16,000 yards dashing and 81 touchdowns on the bottom, with one other 484 receptions, 3,985 yards receiving, and 18 touchdowns via the air. These statistics will land him in Canton, Ohio and the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame in due time. For now, listed below are a few of the highlights of Gore’s outstanding profession.

Earlier than changing into a Hurricane 2001, Gore ran for two,953 yards and 34 touchdowns for Coral Gables Excessive Faculty. Even previous to these statistics, Gore had earned a plethora of affords. Extra suitors got here calling whereas he ran throughout defenses throughout his senior season and he nonetheless needed to proceed his profession proper down the street on the College of Miami.

As soon as in school, Gore joined one in all school soccer’s all-time nice backfields through the Hurricanes’ 2001 Nationwide Championship run. Clinton Portis because the starter, with Will McGahee and Frank Gore coming off the bench.

Plus, the Hurricanes utilized the fullback place properly with Najeh Davenport and Jarrett Peyton, each of which had been glorious runners themselves. For the season, Gore ran for 562 yards, a 9.1 common, and 5 touchdowns.

In 2002, Gore sat out the yr with a knee damage, however he got here again sturdy within the 2003 season. Gore was off to a tear by the use of dashing for over 100 yards through the first three video games of the season, the primary participant in Miami historical past to take action. He was as much as 468 yards and 4 touchdowns after which one other season-ending knee damage occurred. Gore got here again but once more.

2004 noticed Gore rush for 945 yards and eight touchdowns, his finest general season in Coral Gables. Through the annual battle versus Florida State that season, Gore grinded out 89 yards on the bottom and hit pay grime one time on the night time. That landing was a particular one. The Hurricanes went on to defeat the Seminoles 16-10, at residence, in extra time, with Gore’s lone landing coming from 18 yards out in extra time to seal the victory. Very like Gore’s general profession, he got here up large throughout an important second. As soon as within the NFL, he was additionally unbelievable.

Take into account just a few of the next accomplishments from Gore’s NFL profession:

**NFL’s third all-time main rusher, trailing solely Emmitt Smith (18,335 yards) and Walter Peyton (16,726 yards).

**Gore was part of 5 Professional-Bowl Rosters.

**9 occasions he ran for over 1,000 yards in a season.

**Thrice Gore went over 1,200 yards in a season, together with his phenomenal 2006 season during which he ran for 1,695 yards and eight dashing touchdowns.

**5 occasions he scored eight or extra dashing touchdowns throughout an NFL common season.

**Gore scored a mixed 99 touchdowns dashing and receiving.

**Throughout Gore’s NFL profession from 2005 via 2020, Gore solely missed one season – 2019 – and by no means performed in fewer than 11 video games throughout every of the opposite NFL seasons. For his NFL profession, Gore performed in a complete of 241 video games.

**Gore is San Francisco’s all-time main rusher with 11,073 yards.

**He additionally holds the 49ers’ all-time mark for dashing touchdowns with 64 (Roger Craig is second with 50).

Total, Gore is among the finest operating backs in NFL historical past, and he’s completely a participant that Miami followers ought to keep in mind in addition to he represents a direct hyperlink to when Miami gained its fifth Nationwide Championship in 2001. Salute to Mr. Gore, he’s been a legendary participant at each stage. Right here’s to wishing him all one of the best throughout his retirement.

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