Kent State won the MAC and warranted a 10-seed in the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Antonio Gates (#44) fights for a rebound vs. Pittsburgh during Kent State’s 2002 Sweet Sixteen victory. Gates and the ...

Antonio Gates went from a Kent State University basketball standout to a star tight end with the NFL's Chargers to a legend who has attained football immortality in Canton. Gates, 44, is among ...

Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Sterling Sharpe were voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the smallest induction class in 20 years following offseason rule changes meant to make ...

CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – Antonio Gates has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, becoming the second Kent State alumnus to receive the honor. Gates was a basketball star ...

Antonio Gates was the most conspicuous snub not making the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024, but the door is back open. The former Kent State basketball dynamo who made a 16-year run as ...

From the hardwood and helping lead Kent State to the Elite Eight to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Gates' rare journey is something he said hopes continues to inspire others. "To me the way I see it ...

Antonio Gates was such a dominant force at tight ... Gates transferred to Kent State after Nick Saban, then the football coach at Michigan State, discouraged him from playing both sports for ...

Keep in mind that Gates played high school football in Detroit but then didn't see a football field again until after his college hoops career ended after he took Kent State to the 2002 ... choice ...

Tight end Antonio Gates, cornerback Eric Allen ... He played basketball at Kent State and helped it to an Elite Eight appearance in 2002. Gates finished his career with 955 receptions, fourth ...

When the NFL announced the names that would join the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the class of 2024, it was a bit shocking not to see Antonio ... in college at Kent State, Gates was signed by ...

Kent State listed its projected starters as guards ... with a 71-58 defeat forged by Trevor Huffman, John Edwards and Antonio Gates, who went on to play 15 years in the NFL as a tight end for ...

A former basketball player at Kent State, Gates was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after giving football a shot (he never did play college football). The Chargers ...