KINGSVILLE, Texas – Javelina Athletics has announced that former Javelina Quarterback Abel Gonzalez will be the final student-athlete in the 2023 Javelina Hall of Fame class. 

Gonzalez earns the recognition after being a member of the 1999-2002 Texas A&M-Kingsville football teams as a quarterback. In his career, he recorded 5,448 passing yards and 47 touchdowns while his teams complied a 28-18 record, and 19-5 in his junior and senior seasons.  

Individually, Gonzalez was the LSC offensive back of the year in his senior year, was named All-Lone Star Conference as a junior and senior season while also being a finalist for the Harlan Hill Award. 

During his four seasons in Kingsville, Gonzalez broke 15-game, season, and career records. 

Currently, Gonzalez has been serving as the head coach at Rio Grande City La Grulla since 2010. 

He joins softball player Cassie Anderson and basketball player Isaac Washington in the 2023 Hall of Fame Class, with two more inductees to be announced in the coming weeks. 

The induction ceremony will be held on Feb. 16 in the Memorial Student Union Building. 

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