| Gail was born in Worland Wyoming on April 7, 1937 and passed away in Spokane on October 20, 2016 from complications of heart
and kidney failure as well as dementia. He began playing football during his junior year of high school. After losing every game in his junior year, he helped lead Lewis
and Clark to the state championship in his senior year He played college football at the end position for the Washington State Cougars football team from 1957 to 1959. He was selected
by the Detroit Lions in the 1960 NFL Draft and played professional football as a split end and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions
(1960–1968), the Baltimore Colts (1968), and the Atlanta Falcons (1969–1970). He won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award in 1960 and played in three Pro Bowls, after the
1960, 1962, and 1963 seasons. During an 11-year NFL career, he caught 356 passes for 5,696 yards and scored a total of 36 touchdowns. In 1965 he suffered from a knee injury
that affected his on-field performance for the rest of his career, retiring in 1970. He leaves behind his wife Dian, five children a granddaughter and two great grandsons.
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