George Davis Peter Gent Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Peter Gent was born on August 23, 1942 in Bangor, Michigan, USA as George Davis Peter Gent. He was a writer, known for North Dallas Forty (1979), 1966 NFL Championship Game (1967) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999). He died on September 30, 2011 in Bangor.
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) 96th overall in the 1964 NBA draft, Gent opted to play football, and signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Presented the Michigan State University Scholar-Athlete Alumni Award for outstanding post-graduation achievements by Rev. Jesse Jackson, at the Spartan Academic Excellence Gala - April 2000.
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Graduated from Michigan State University. Received his BA in Advertising in 1964 after attending MSU on a basketball scholarship. He finished as the 2nd leading scorer in MSU history (at the time) and went on to play in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys from 1964-1969.
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Graduated Bangor High School (Bangor, Michigan) in 1960. Lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.