Larry Gagner Lawrence Joseph Gagner ( born December 30 , 1943 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League ( NFL ) for five seasons during the 1960s and 1970s . Gagner played college football for the University of Florida , and was recognized as an All - American . He was a second - round pick in the 1966 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL . Early life . Gagner was born in Cleveland , Ohio in 1943 . He attended Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach , Florida , where he was a standout two - way prep player for the Seabreeze Sandcrabs high school football team . The Sandcrabs posted a 19 – 2 – 1 overall win - loss record during Gagner ' s junior and senior years , and laid claim to the state football championship his junior year . In 2007 , forty - six years after he graduated from high school , the Florida High School Athletic Association ( FHSAA ) named Gagner to its " All - Century Team , " recognizing him as one of the thirty - three greatest Florida high school football players of the last 100 years . College career . Gagner received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida and played for coach Ray Graves ' Florida Gators football teams from 1963 to 1965 . During his college career , Gagner primarily played offensive guard , but also appeared at center , defensive tackle , and linebacker due to his combination of strength and speed . He was a first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection in 1964 and 1965 , and a first - team All - American in 1965 . As a senior lineman , Gagner participated in the 1966 Sugar Bowl , the Gators ' first - ever major bowl appearance . He graduated with a bachelor ' s degree in fine art s in 1967 , and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a " Gator Great . " Professional career . Gagner was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round ( nineteenth pick overall ) of the 1966 NFL Draft , and also by the Miami Dolphins in the third round ( eighteenth pick overall ) of the 1966 American Football League ( AFL ) Draft . Gagner signed with the Steelers for the then - staggering sum of $ 150 , 000 , and played regularly at guard from until , starting 14 games . In March 1970 , Gagner was involved in a serious traffic accident near his home in Ormond Beach , Florida in which he broke his hip . The injury and the resulting rehabilitation kept him from playing during the and seasons . Gagner was traded to the New York Giants and then the Denver Broncos while injured and didn ' t take the field for either team . In , he returned to action as a reserve lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs but never was able to perform as he had before his injury and decided to retire during preseason training camp in . In his NFL career , Gagner appeared in fifty - nine games . In 1974 and 1975 , Gagner played sparingly for the Jacksonville franchise of the World Football League before finally retiring from football for good when the league folded . Life after football . After football , Gagner worked several different jobs , including as a taxi driver , security guard , and substitute teacher , before deciding to make use of his college degree in commercial art . He and his wife Doris live in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa , Florida , where he is a working artist .