Lester Gatewood

Lester Boyd "Buddy" Gatewood (May 30, 1921 – April 9, 1965) was an American professional football player who was a center for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and Tulane Green Wave.

Les Gatewood

No. 33
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1921-05-30)May 30, 1921 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died:	April 9, 1965(1965-04-09) (aged 43) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	Waco (TX)
College:	Baylor Tulane
NFL draft:	1943: 8th round, 68th overall
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1946–1947)
Career highlights and awards
2× Third-team All-American (1942, 1943) First-team All-SEC (1943) First-team All-SWC (1942)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 23 Games started: 6 Fumble recoveries: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Biography

Gatewood was born in Dallas, Texas,^[1] and played college football at Baylor University and Tulane University.^[2] He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1943 NFL draft and played two seasons with the team.^[3] He died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 43 from a heart attack.