Stan Gelbaugh

NFL player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1962|12|4
Birthplace= Carlisle, Pennsylvania
DateofDeath=
Position=Quarterback
College=Maryland
DraftedYear=1986
DraftedRound=6
DraftedPick=150
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=GELBASTA01
PFR=GelbSt00
years=1986
1986-1989
1991-1992
1991
1992-1996
teams=Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)
Buffalo Bills (NFL)
London Monarchs (WLAF)
Phoenix Cardinals (NFL)
Seattle Seahawks
ProBowls=
Awards=1991 WLAF Offensive MVP

Stanley Morris Gelbaugh (born December 4, 1962 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football quarterback. He attended the University of Maryland.

Gelbaugh was the starting quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins when they faced a 31-0 deficit against the defending national champion Miami Hurricanes. Gelbaugh was replaced with Frank Reich, who went on to engineer the greatest comeback in college football history. He was selected in the sixth round (150th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

After being released by Dallas, he became a punter for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He then returned to the NFL and signed with the Buffalo Bills, although he did not appear in a game for Buffalo until the 1989 NFL season. He played for the Phoenix Cardinals in 1991. Gelbaugh's greatest success came with the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football. He was named Offensive Most Valuable Player of the league, and went 18-for-25 for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns in the first World Bowl, where the Monarchs shut out the Barcelona Dragons 21-0. Gelbaugh returned to the US, where he played four mediocre seasons for the Seattle Seahawks highlighted by a 16-13 overtime win on "Monday Night Football" in 1992 against the Denver Broncos when he threw a game-tying touchdown pass on the final play of regulation. It was one of only two wins for the Seahawks in 1992. Gelbaugh retired after the 1996 NFL season.