John Gamble (American football)
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| John Gamble (American football) | |
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| Position(s) | Director of Player Development |
| College | Hampton |
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1981-1983 1984-1993 1994-2005 |
University of Virginia assistant strength coach head strength coach Miami Dolphins strength and conditioning coach Director of Player Development |
John Gamble is the Director of Player Personnel for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
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[edit] Collegiate career
Gamble played linebacker at Hampton University and was a first-team Black College All-America selection. He also earned All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors in football and in track and field.
[edit] Weightlifting career
A world renowned powerlifter, Gamble was the top ranked powerlifter in the world in the 275-pound class from 1981 to 1983. His personal records for total pounds in three lifts while competing in the United States Powerlifting Federation was 2,270 pounds, and he has personal bests of full squat, 892 lb; bench press, 573 lb; and dead lift, 826.5 lb in those three lifts. Gamble was inducted into the U.S. Weightlifting Hall of Fame in York, Pennsylvania, in June of 1999.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] University of Virginia
Gamble served ten years (1984-1993) as the head strength coach at the University of Virginia. He also served two seasons as assistant strength coach (1982-83)] and one year on a part-time basis (1981) at Virginia. He was named 1985 Strength Coach of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
Gamble became strength and conditioning coach for the Miami Dolphins in 1994 under head coach Don Shula, and remained at the post for 12 years through 2005. In 1998, he was named by the Professional Strength Coaches Society as its Coach of the Year.
In 2006 under then head coach Nick Saban, Gamble was given the title of Director of Player Development/Special Assistant to the Head Coach. His job title was changed simply to Director of Player Development under head coach Cam Cameron in 2007.
