Gatewood Selected to AFL "All-Arena Team"
Published on May 17, 2006 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Arizona Rattlers News Release
PHOENIX - Rattler wide receiver/defensive back Randy Gatewood has been selected to the Arena Football League's 2006 "All-Arena Team."
Gatewood (6-0, 185 pounds), who earned first team honors, set career-highs in receptions (89), receiving yards (1,175), and touchdowns (35). Defensively, he tallied a career-high 59 tackles and was tied for the team lead in interceptions with three.
The 2006 "Ironman of the Year" candidate earned five weekly awards during the course of the season and was named the league's "Ironman" for the month of March.
The Dallas Desperados, who finished the season with a 12-2 record, led the way with three first team selections: quarterback Clint Dolezel, fullback/linebacker Duke Pettijohn, and offensive/defensive lineman Colston Weatherington.
This is the sixth time Gatewood has been selected to an "All-Arena Team", and the third time he has earned first team honors (1997, 2003). He becomes the 17th Rattler to make the "All-Arena" first team in franchise history.
The No. 3 seed Arizona Rattlers (8-8), winners of ArenaBowl VII and XI, will host a Wild Card playoff versus the No. 6 seed Utah Blaze (7-9) at US Airways Center on Saturday, May 20 at 2:00 p.m. PST. The game, which will be televised nationally on OLN and can be heard on ESPN 860 AM.
Following is the complete list of the 2006 All-Arena First and Second Teams:
2006 ALL-ARENA FIRST TEAM
Quarterback Clint Dolezel (Dallas)
Fullback/Linebacker Duke Pettijohn (Dallas)
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Colston Weatherington (Dallas)
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Henry Taylor (Orlando)
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Jermaine Smith (Georgia)
Wide Receiver/Linebacker Derek Lee (Georgia)
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Randy Gatewood (Arizona)
Offensive Specialist Damien Harrell (Colorado)
Defensive Specialist Jerald Brown (Columbus)
Defensive Specialist Eddie Moten (Philadelphia)
Kicker Remy Hamilton (Los Angeles)
2006 ALL-ARENA SECOND TEAM
Quarterback Joe Hamilton (Orlando)
Fullback/Linebacker Marlion Jackson (Las Vegas)
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Khreem Smith (Chicago)
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Ernest Allen (Philadelphia)
Offensive/Defensive Lineman Joe Minucci (Nashville)
Wide Receiver/Linebacker Lawrence Samuels (Tampa Bay)
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back Kevin Ingram (Los Angeles)
Offensive Specialist Siaha Burley (Utah)
Defensive Specialist Rashad Floyd (Colorado)
Defensive Specialist Clevan Thomas (San Jose)
Kicker Clay Rush (Colorado)
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