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Gibran Hamdan
Gibran Latif Hamdan (born February 8, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and NFL Europe. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers. Hamdan was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals, Los Angeles Avengers, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and Toronto Argonauts. He is the first person of Pakistani descent to play in the NFL.
Hamdan's mother was a 16-year-old from Pakistan when she married his father, a nuclear engineer of Palestinian descent who attended the University of Illinois. He met her on a business trip. Hamdan was born in San Diego, but his family moved to Kuwait when he was three.
The family—which includes his younger brother, Bush—was on vacation back in San Diego when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1991, destroying the family home and possessions. The Hamdans stayed in the U.S., and his mother took a job cutting hair until the family eventually settled in Potomac, Maryland.
Hamdan saw his first action at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD as a backup quarterback. After his sophomore year, Hamdan transferred to Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. As the football team's starting quarterback, he led the Northern Virginia area in passing yards, becoming Virginia Independent Schools Player of the Year and earning first-team all-league and district honors. Hamdan also was a starting center for the school's basketball team and played baseball for the 15-and-under U.S. National Baseball team.
Hamdan attended Indiana University where he posted 2,115 yards and nine touchdowns during his senior year for the Indiana Hoosiers. However, he also threw 14 interceptions his senior year, worst in the Big Ten. His yardage total was seventh-best in Indiana history. He was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week for his 24-of-36, 310-yard and career-high four touchdown performance in 32–29 win over Wisconsin. Hamdan also played baseball at Indiana.
Hamdan was a seventh-round (232nd overall) pick by the Washington Redskins in the 2003 NFL draft. Though he was impressive in training camp, the team originally decided to keep just two quarterbacks entering the regular season. He was on the team's practice squad the first ten weeks of his rookie season before being signed to the active roster. He suited up for all five of the remaining games, and Hamdan finally made his NFL debut on December 27 during the last two minutes of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles, achieving one first down while going 1-for-2 for seven yards.
Hamdan played in NFL Europe in the spring of 2004, where he was backup quarterback behind third-year NFL Europe veteran Clint Stoerner. He was released by the Redskins in September following training camp on September 5, 2004.
Hamdan was signed by the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League on November 19, 2004.
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Gibran Hamdan
Gibran Latif Hamdan (born February 8, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and NFL Europe. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers. Hamdan was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals, Los Angeles Avengers, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and Toronto Argonauts. He is the first person of Pakistani descent to play in the NFL.
Hamdan's mother was a 16-year-old from Pakistan when she married his father, a nuclear engineer of Palestinian descent who attended the University of Illinois. He met her on a business trip. Hamdan was born in San Diego, but his family moved to Kuwait when he was three.
The family—which includes his younger brother, Bush—was on vacation back in San Diego when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1991, destroying the family home and possessions. The Hamdans stayed in the U.S., and his mother took a job cutting hair until the family eventually settled in Potomac, Maryland.
Hamdan saw his first action at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD as a backup quarterback. After his sophomore year, Hamdan transferred to Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. As the football team's starting quarterback, he led the Northern Virginia area in passing yards, becoming Virginia Independent Schools Player of the Year and earning first-team all-league and district honors. Hamdan also was a starting center for the school's basketball team and played baseball for the 15-and-under U.S. National Baseball team.
Hamdan attended Indiana University where he posted 2,115 yards and nine touchdowns during his senior year for the Indiana Hoosiers. However, he also threw 14 interceptions his senior year, worst in the Big Ten. His yardage total was seventh-best in Indiana history. He was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week for his 24-of-36, 310-yard and career-high four touchdown performance in 32–29 win over Wisconsin. Hamdan also played baseball at Indiana.
Hamdan was a seventh-round (232nd overall) pick by the Washington Redskins in the 2003 NFL draft. Though he was impressive in training camp, the team originally decided to keep just two quarterbacks entering the regular season. He was on the team's practice squad the first ten weeks of his rookie season before being signed to the active roster. He suited up for all five of the remaining games, and Hamdan finally made his NFL debut on December 27 during the last two minutes of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles, achieving one first down while going 1-for-2 for seven yards.
Hamdan played in NFL Europe in the spring of 2004, where he was backup quarterback behind third-year NFL Europe veteran Clint Stoerner. He was released by the Redskins in September following training camp on September 5, 2004.
Hamdan was signed by the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League on November 19, 2004.
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