Gabe Rice was a three-sport varsity athlete at Summerville High School, where he graduated in the spring of 1992. As a three-year quarterback and linebacker, Gabe helped bring Summerville from the bottom of the league standings, to league champions in 1991. In his final year, Summerville went 8-2 and Gabe was named the co-Most Valuable Player of the MLL. He finished his football career with 2,975 passing yards (a then school record), 22 touchdowns and had 15 wins as a starting quarterback. He was truly loved by the local community.

Gabe was also a three-year starting basketball player. As a junior, he and Brandon Walker were co-MVP’s and in his senior year, Gabe was the league MVP. He finished his basketball career as the school’s all-time leading rebounder (644) and second in scoring (1,034).

In the spring, Gabe played baseball. When he graduated in 1992, he left having played 12 consecutive semesters on the field or court.

After graduation, Gabe played two years of football at Kings River College (now Reedley College) and then transferred to California State University, Chico, where he continued his football career as a quarterback. In his final game, which was also the final football game Chico had before shutting down the program, Gabe led the Wildcats to a 25-20 win over Humboldt State to capture the NCAC championship.

Gabe passed away on August 7, 1997.  You can read more about Gabe as Guy Dossi wrote a wonderful biography about Gabe entitled:  “More Than A Num13er: The Gabe Rice Story”.