Lance Gunn
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Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||
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| Born | January 9, 1970 Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) | ||||
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| High school | North Shore (Houston, Texas) | ||||
| College | Texas | ||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 7th round, 175th overall pick | ||||
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Lance Cameron Gunn (born January 9, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and NFL Europe. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.
Gunn grew up in an east suburb of Houston, Texas. He attended North Shore High School in Cloverleaf, Texas, and played high school football there.[1]
College career
Gunn played college football at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. He red-shirted his freshman year in 1988, then played three seasons for head coach David McWilliams (1989–91), and his senior season (1992) for head coach John Mackovic. His sophomore season in 1990, Texas won the Southwest Conference and finished the regular season ranked No. 3. Gunn was a three-time All-SWC selection (1989–91) and named an All-American safety in 1992.[2][3]
College stats include 298 tackles (188 solo) and six QB sacks. He led the Longhorns in interceptions with five in 1991 and tied for the lead in blocked kicks in 1992. He graduated from UT in 1993 with a marketing degree.[4][5]
In 2011, Gunn was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor.[6]