Roman Gabriel was a former NFL MVP and Los Angeles Rams legend. The NC State product won many awards in the league and enjoyed a stunning comeback season in 1973.

The way Roman Gabriel tells it, the same characteristics that made him a great football player -- bullheadedness, combativeness, stick-to-itiveness -- served him less favorably in his personal life.

Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr., was born on Aug. 5, 1940, in Wilmington, N.C. His father, a native of the Philippines, a railroad waiter and cook, had settled in North Carolina with his wife, Edna ...

Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr., was born Aug. 5, 1940, in Wilmington, North Carolina. His father, a native of the Philippines, a railroad server and cook, had settled in North Carolina with his wife ...