afldraftround height_ft statvalue article_title draftround birth_date draftyear weight_lbs collegehof number college statlabel name birth_place nfl afldraftyear afldraftpick position highschool height_in draftpick
1 6 4,498 2,366 52.6 201 -- 149 29,444 74.3 roman gabriel
 1 5 august 1940 1962 225 60013 5 , 18 nc state pass yards qb rating attempts pass completions percentage td -- int passing roman gabriel wilmington , north carolina gab616560 1962 1 quarterback new hanover -lrb- nc -rrb- 5 2
roman gabriel

roman ildonzo gabriel , jr. -lrb- born august 5 , 1940 -rrb- is a former american football player .
the son of a filipino immigrant , he was the first asian-american to start as an nfl quarterback and is considered by many to have been one of the best players at that position during the late 1960s and early 1970s .
he was the second overall pick in the 1962 nfl draft and played for the los angeles rams for eleven seasons , then five seasons for the philadelphia eagles .
