Frank Gore Journeyman Frank Gore currently holds the No. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. [197] Gore was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Team for the 2010s. The extension kept Gore with the San Francisco 49ers through the 2014 season. [Highlight] Patterson ends it, Jaguars pull off the comeback. 100%. You never hear of complaints from teammates about him and you never hear negatives in the press. [83][84] He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career. Thurmond Thomas played the same number of years and has 2000 less rushing yards, lower ypc and less TDs. Gore stepped up to engineer an 1814 road victory with 85 rushing yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns. Mayor Suarez proclaimed April 12 as Frank Gore Day.[229][230], This article is about the former football running back. Franklin Gore Sr. (born May 14, 1983) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. [168], During the 2017 offseason, Gore trained for the season in a familiar fashion, down in Miami working out with younger running backs from around the league. He was the start of the 49ers when they were absolutely horrible. [53] Gore became the first player in franchise history to lead the NFC in rushing yards. His career was also noted for longevity, a rare trait with his position, and he holds the league record for games played by a running back. [77] Three weeks later, Gore had his second 100-yard game of the season, as he rushed for 101 yards on 19 carries in a 4026 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. 2 overall, 9 potential candidates for vacant Jets offensive coordinator position, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Sure, Frank is climbing the all time rushing charts, but its been very costly to the team. However, when looking historically at the franchise it puts him behind Roger Craig. At least it shouldnt. [115] The next week, Gore performed well, rushing for 72 yards and the 49ers' only touchdown in the narrow 2119 loss. [37], Gore signed a three-year contract with the team on July 28, 2005. Gore also has scored 97 total touchdowns, rushing for 79 and catching another 18. [Bo Brack] Peter Schrager says on FOX former Arizona [Joe Mixon] @NFL since yall all about the coin flipping [Highlight] Maher misses his 4th PAT of the night. [157] He moved up five more places to 15th all-time in rushing yards,[158] and also passed Steven Jackson in early October to become the NFL's active leader in career rushing yards. Hes more than 1,000 yards behind Payton for second all-time, so unless Gore has a resurgence in his career or never retires you never know with him hell more than likely remain in third place. [149] His contract included $8.5 million in guarantees. Gase has already stated that he wants to lessen Bells touches this season, which is where Gore comes in. Andrew Luck was drafted onto a team that had just gone 2-14. [51][52], Gore emerged as one of the top running backs in the NFL in his first full season as the starter. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. But its easy to see Gore moving into fourth place all-time, and making a strong case for himself as a Hall of Famer. Hes all in. Needless to say, Shanahan is a huge fan. Frank Gore is 37 years old and playing for the New York Jets. I would love to see the Colts send Frank back to San Francisco, where he can finish out his career, and continue working on his personal accomplishments. [6], While emerging as a talented football prospect, Gore also focused his attention on improving his academics and assisting his mother, who was battling kidney disease and had started dialysis treatments. Those situations are taking their toll on their franchise QB, as he is getting pounded. While receiving applause, Gore asked for his family and friends in attendance at the event to stand to be honored as well. [142] The 88 49ers struggled all season to find an identity, and featured Gore's running game prominently after being eliminated from the playoffs. He is already more worthy of the Hall than half the running backs already in there. Put some respeck on Gore's name. [116], Gore managed to finish the season on a high note, with a three-game winning streak, including one against the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he rushed 65 yards and a touchdown. As he spells Bell moving forward, Gore will continue to add to his historic number of games played. [124] He was also selected to play in the Pro Bowl, his fourth appearance. The fact that Gore is still playing at his age is truly astonishing. Gore is already the active rushing leader, with 13,065 career yards, and the only players ahead of him in NFL history are Hall of Famers. [63] After Gore's tremendous season, he was named the starting running back to the NFC Pro Bowl team in his first Pro Bowl nomination. [76], During Week 3, Gore dominated the Detroit Lions, rushing for over 120 yards and a touchdown in a 3113 victory. For any type of playoff run they will need to play better as a unit, but if they can get Gore going, the odds of them beating any team, in any venue is pretty good. [26], Gore returned from his ACL injury to lead the Miami backfield in carries, rushing yards, and rushing touchdowns. Gore finished ninth in the league in rushing yards with 967 and had six touchdowns, while also adding 34 receptions for 267 yards and a touchdown. This really got me thinking, so people really think frank gore is top 10 all time? Consummate teammate. Consistent and had Kaepernick handed the ball off to him instead of throw an INT, hed be a super bowl champion as well. [92] For the season, Gore amassed 10 rushing touchdowns and 13 total touchdowns from scrimmage, both career bests. Gore rushed for 127 yards on 15 carries and rushed for the game-winning touchdown when four minutes were left in the game. [120] Gore was ranked 28th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012. A staggering 14 years and 14,748. [72] For his efforts, Gore earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week. [74], Gore finished the season with 260 carries for 1,102 yards and five touchdowns to go along with 53 receptions for 436 yards and a touchdown as the 49ers finished with a 511 record. [31], In 28 total games with the Hurricanes, Gore rushed 380 times for 1,975 yards (a 5.7 rushing average) and seventeen touchdowns. [166] The 2016 season marked the ninth time Gore rushed for 1,000 yards in his career. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Frank Gore at the age of 29 is already the teams all-time leading rusher, and currently second in the NFL in rushing yards this year. [107] However, his performance in that game was eclipsed by his performance the following week against the Detroit Lions, where he rushed a season-high of 141 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown in a 2519 road victory, defeating the previously unbeaten Lions. He was the sixth running back to be selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. He is third in NFL history with 15,347 rushing yards. To do this his coach must realize that the offense starts and ends with his tailback, which is becoming more obvious with each passing game. But, rather than focus his energy on returning to the NFL, the longtime RB is training to . Ryan Mathews 14. Since you have made this its own thread, I'll go ahead and post my rebuttal for people as well. [195] He ended up leading the team in carries while sharing the backfield with rookie Devin Singletary. [56][57][58], Gore's breakaway ability helped him finish the season with 5.4 yards per carry, placing him third in the entire NFL, behind only Michael Vick (8.4 YPC on 123 carries) and Maurice Jones-Drew (5.7 YPC on 166 carries). [177], On March 22, 2018, Gore signed a one-year contract, worth $1,105,000, with his hometown team, the Miami Dolphins. He only ran for 1200 yards 3 times in 13 years. The league leader, Marshawn Lynch has 44 more carries then Gore, showing the efficiency of the 49ers tailback. [4][5] Heavily recruited, he was named the third-ranked prospect in Dade County by The Miami Herald, fourth in the state of Florida, and 18th nationally. No, simply piling up a lot of yards with a lot of carries doesnt make you a Hall of Famer However, on October 2, Gore played in his final game of the 2003 season against the West Virginia Mountaineers and had four carries for 15 yards before tearing his ACL again, which ended his season. The defenses keyed on Gore, encouraging Smith to throw. Frank gore ran for over a thousand yards for the colors last year. . Now, his 19-year-old son Frank Gore Jr. is following in his footsteps at the collegiate level. No but that shouldn't be seen as a disrespect towards Gore either. Gore is definitely top 10, though. Emmitt: 9 Times over 1200 yards. [129] Gore was ranked 32nd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013. Do it Frank The Tank!!!!! It will take several years, but Frank Gore will eventually be in the HOF. I mean this with the utmost respect, but you could argue (probably correctly) that Gore would realistically be the worst RB in the Hall of Fame if he gets in. Lol, some of these knuckleheads that will cite his avg rush. If you love this game you're gonna step up to the plate. Against Miami Northwestern High School, he had a then-career high 293 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. The biggest reason you wanted this guy on your team because you never heard about him in the off-season being arrested for some stupid stuff or getting suspended for drug use. [8][9], Gore had a scholarship to attend the University of Miami under new head coach Larry Coker. I watched this guy for my niners for many years. [114] The following week, however, proved to be a 49ers win against the St. Louis Rams, where Gore became the 49ers' all-time leading yardage rusher, surpassing Joe Perry's mark of 8,689 yards; he rushed for 73 yards on the game. Basically Gore isn't a top 10 rb if you don't think the Bus is. On December 19, 2019, Gore Jr., a three-star prospect, committed to play football at University of Southern Mississippi after also receiving offers from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Florida Atlantic University. [66], Though Gore had fumbling problems at the beginning of the season, losing the ball once in each of the first four games, he improved his carrying and only fumbled three more times the rest of the year. [145], Gore finished the 2014 season with 255 carries for 1,106 yards and four touchdowns to go along with 11 receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. He played in 14 games, starting one, in the 2005 season. He falls in that 14-16 range for me along with Curtis Martin and Edgerrin James. He was a very good player but he made his money on being an above average RB for a ridiculously long time. [2], Gore was born in Miami and grew up in Coconut Grove, Florida. Yards per carry is a deceptive stat imo. His work can be found on Examiner.com. Dont forget that he is great at picking up the blitz. [109][110] However, against the New York Giants, Gore had an unmemorable performance, rushing for no yards and leaving in the second half with a knee injury. Frank Gore has done enough to merit 1st ballot induction in any era, 2. October 20, 2012 / 6:59 AM $7.99 . It did not appear as though the hit he took against Seattle with 6 minutes left in the first half did anything other then motivate Gore who rushed for close to 100 yards after that point, but with Kendall Hunter taking all the snaps with the team trying to ice the game, clearly something was wrong. To have the career hes had after two major knee surgeries before he got the NFL is nothing short of miraculous. He was the sixth running back to be selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. The players ahead of him contain Hall of Famers and feature five 2,000-yard rushing seasons. [94][95] During Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs, he had nine receptions for 102 yards, his only career game with over 100 receiving yards. I just don't see it. He also has become the best running ever, for a team that has had a rich history. [14] On October 25, Gore had a breakout game against the West Virginia Mountaineers with six carries for 124 yards and two touchdowns in the 453 victory. [172] Playing against the Buffalo Bills in a blizzard and deep snow in Week 14, Gore had a career-high 36 rush attempts for 130 yards, his highest yardage total in his three years with the Colts, in the 137 overtime road loss. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is so committed to opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy's flailing House speaker bid that he offered to resign from Congress Thursday night if a faction of Democrats were to vote with Republicans to allow a more "moderate" member of the GOP to take the gavel.Appearing on Laura Ingraham's Fox News show, Gaetz was asked about . [173] He was able to reach the century mark in the season's last game against the Houston Texans. 4 Curtis Martin, who retired with 14,101 yards. Yet it was Frank Gore many believed was the best of well, the best! I remember him running for over 200 yards in a literal flood, every set of stadium stairs had a waterfall running down it. I'm really not trying to be a dick here with this comment, but are you arguing that Gore > Juice? Dickerson played only 1 less year, but had 800 yards less rushing and 2300 less yards from scrimmage. No, simply piling up a lot of yards with a lot of carries doesnt make you a Hall of Famer. In the next game, he broke that record with 319 yards and six touchdowns on 13 carries against the third-ranked defense in the nation. [68] He was able to return in time for the regular-season opener against the Arizona Cardinals on September 10. At 37 years old, the New York Jets running back is in his 16th NFL season and trails Smith by 2,462 yards with three games left in the 2020 regular season. He is a model player, teammate and citizen, at a time when the NFL has constant character issues, This guy will be in the HoF no matter what. [73] Three weeks later against the Cincinnati Bengals, he had a season-high 138 rushing yards in the 2013 victory. [174], Gore finished the season with 961 rushing yards, bringing his career total to 14,026. Jerome Bettis ended his career on a high note, with six hundred yard games in his next to last season for a 15-1 club, then in a part time role, delivering a huge game in a critical regular season game in his last season. [150][151] Prior to signing with the Colts, it was widely reported that Gore had agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 9 to replace LeSean McCoy. So I guess Payton doesnt belong in the HOF eithernot! The stats are there but totally built on longevity, and his only real notable accomplishment is one single 2nd team AP award in one legit Hall of Fame caliber season. Ooookay then, I dont want someone with a career 4.4 yards per carry in the Hall of Fame.. Frank Gore is a rare running back whos still able to play at a high level into his 30s, rushing for 1,025 yards last season at the age of 33. He finished the season seventh among all NFL rookie running backs in rushing average with 4.8 average per run. [82] Gore rushed for 206 yards for a 12.8-yard average, including a 79-yard and an 80-yard touchdown run in the 23-10 victory, becoming the second player in NFL history to rush for two touchdowns for 75 yards or more in a single game, with the other being Hall-of-Fame running back Barry Sanders. He shared the backfield with Jarrett Payton and Tyrone Moss. [186], On March 13, 2019, Gore signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. 3 spot on the NFL all-time rushing leaders list. Sign up for the Jets Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Jets meeting with former Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett, Jets with four of top 100 most-valuable players of 2022 from ESPN. [193] During a Week 12 20-3 victory over against the Denver Broncos, Gore ran for 65 yards and surpassed Barry Sanders' career total of 15,269 rushing yards for third place all time. [101], During the offseason, the 49ers hired Jim Harbaugh to be their new head coach and built themselves around a combination of a great running game, a supplemental passing game and a power house defense. He is also the best blitz pickup back of his generation. And for the fan who suggested yards per carry is more important than total yards, Jamaal Charles will never be in Canton. Out of all the rookie backs, he has the best . 1st ballot, no question. Young players should follow him around and copy every move he makes. [46] He made his first NFL start in a 109 road loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, amassing over 100 combined yards with 79 yards rushing on 19 attempts for a 4.2 yard average with three receptions for 57 yards. There have been a lot of really talented RB's who have played in the NFL. [105] During Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles, the 49ers were down 233 at the end of the first half, but quarterback Alex Smith and Gore both led drives to narrowly win 2423. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. [205][206], On June 2, 2022, Gore announced his retirement after signing a one-day contract with the 49ers. One of the most durable guys for over a decade. However, the reason Frank Gore is so impressive is how long he was able to play in a position with a very short lifespan. HOF for sure. The nickname was inspired by the movie An Inconvenient Truth written by former United States Vice President Al Gore, which was released in May of the same year. I love Frank Gore. He was their offense after Rice left. In Week 4, Gore had a big game rushing for 153 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries in a 35-11 road victory over the St. Louis Rams. Gore was born on May 14, 1983, making him 37 years old. They accomplished that with Trent Richardson as their starting RB. I dont want someone with a career 4.4 yards per carry in the Hall of Fame. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. NFL footage NFL Productions LLC. 2005 Topps Football 50th Frank Gore . [194], Gore finished the 2019 season with 166 carries for 599 yards and two touchdowns to go along with 13 receptions for 100 yards in 16 games and eight starts. [1], Gore played college football at Miami and was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Most seasons with 1,200 yards from scrimmage: 12, Most consecutive seasons with at least 500 yards rushing: 16, Most consecutive seasons with at least 600 yards rushing: 14, Most consecutive seasons with at least 700 yards rushing: 13 (tied with Emmitt Smith), Most career games by an NFL running back: 241, Most rushing yards in a game: 212 (Week 11, 2006), Most 100-yard games in a season: 9 (2006), Most rushing yards in a three-game span: 505 (Weeks 1012, 2006), Most consecutive games with 100 yards: 5 (Weeks 49, 2011), Most rushing yards in a season: 1,695 (2006), Most scrimmage yards in a season: 2,180 (2006), Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 19:03. Nope, but he belongs in the Hall of Fame. I think the big difference is Gore was never 1st Team All-Pro while Bettis was twice as well as Bettis having OROY, Walter Payton Man of the Year, and Comeback Player of the Year. 2 times over 20 TD, Gore: 3 times over 1200 yards. Gore's total placed him second in the NFC to Steven Jackson (1,528 rushing and 806 receiving, 2,334 total) and fourth overall in the entire NFL. He has put up his numbers in an era of passing-game dominance and RB committees meaning it is more remarkable, but also that there wont be any kind of log jam at his position, the kind we see for WRs awaiting HoF induction these days, 3. [80], Gore entered the 2009 season under the guidance of new running back coach Tom Rathman. [89] He earned his second NFC Offensive Player of the Week award for the 2009 season. Another 1,000-yard season would be the 10th of Gores career, tying him with Martin, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders for the second most 1,000-yard seasons in NFL history. This seemed pretty easy to me. __________. [131] Gore's season got off to a slow start, only rushing for 142 yards combined through the first three games. This was of course an MVP season for Alexander, and he won the Offensive Player of the Year award as well. I don't think so. Frank Gore has been a premier running back in the NFL for 16 seasons, playing for five different teams. Oh, so based on your criteria, Emmitt Smith with his 4.2ypc average should be removed the the HOF? Frank Gore Sr. is one of the most well-known and beloved NFL running backs of the last couple of decades. I mean his career is very similar to the Bus. Gore led the NFL with 16 rushes for 20 or more yards. This should really not be a surprise though as Gore has been shredding defenses since he entered the league in 2005. Maybe he gets another 1300 rushing yards and catches Gore in TDs with one more season? San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore is already close to being the greatest at his position in franchise history, and he still has a lot of tread on his tires. Jul 21, 2017 1:38 PM One of four RBs in NFL history with 15,000 career rushing yards, joining Emmitt Smith, Walter Payton, and Barry Sanders. at the Chicago Bears, with a 19-yard long. 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