Antonio Gates went from a Kent State University basketball standout to a star tight end with the NFL's Chargers to a legend ...

Antonio Gates went from a Kent State University basketball standout to a star tight end with the NFL's Chargers to a legend who has attained football immortality in Canton. Gates, 44, is among ...

Los Angeles Chargers legend Antonio Gates is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2025 class. Many amazing moments ...

He spent his days at Kent State University playing hoops ... signed with the then-San Diego Chargers in 2003, tight end Antonio Gates would go on to make his mark in the game of football.

“Turns out he was a Hall of Fame TE. Congrats to Kent State’s Antonio Gates on your rightful place in Canton.” Windhorst followed up with this: “I remember when the Chargers signed him for ...