Rich Gannon

Gannon, Rich Filmography

• Play in Full Screen 16th Annual American Century Championship

  2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Super Bowl XXXVII

  2003, role: actor , character name: Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback
• Play in Full Screen 1987 NFL Draft

  1987, role: actor , character name: Himself - 98th Overall Pick

Famous quotes by Rich Gannon:

"I never took one day in my NFL career for granted, ... I realized how fortunate I was to be playing a game I loved."

"I am very proud with my association with the Oakland Raiders, ... I am very thankful to Mr. (Al) Davis (team owner) for giving me that opportunity to play in 1999."

"That's a major difference. My shoulder was already damaged, and I still came back. I threw the ball fine."

"He'll be fine. He'll come back and be as good as ever."

"We really struggled. The only team that beat them twice in that Super Bowl year was New Orleans. They ran the ball effectively, and that's what you have to do against Tampa."

"It's a disappointing start,"

"It was an opportunity I couldn't pass up because I can still prepare, watch film, analyze and break down opponents, ... Instead of holding a helmet and a ball I'll be holding a microphone."

"This happens to quarterbacks who are able to stay in a system for a number of years and not have to change verbiage and reads, ... We've changed a little bit, but this happens to all of them. It does slow down for them, because they see things more clearly."

"I was not able to continue to play physically and that really takes everything out for a player like myself."

"As far as the decision to retire, it was an easy one for me, ... It really was not my decision. I was not able to continue to play physically. That really takes all the guess work out of it for a player like myself, who still feels that he's got enough left in his tank and enough left in his arm and his legs to continue to play."