Facts About Gus:
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His real name is Gustave, but he's always gone by Gus
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Gus is married (his wife's name is Ann) and has a 2 year old daughter,
Abigail, and an infant son, Gustave.
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His wife's father was his high school football coach
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He owns two English bulldogs
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In his senior year of college at Tulsa, Gus was 214-383 for 2,871 yards,
21 TDs, 15 INTs. He left Tulsa as the second all-time leading passer in
school history, with 5480 yards and 32 TDs.
After college, Gus went to work as a corporate fitness consultant
to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He and his wife were toying with the idea of
moving to Colorado for a year or so when Gus started getting calls from
NFL scouts. The Redskins became interested in Gus after his impressive
showing at the 1994 NFL combine.