Pete Gonzalez

Pete Gonzalez (born July 4, 1974) is an American former professional football quarterback who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Early life Pete Gonzalez was born on July 24, 1974, in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Coral Park Senior High School in Miami. He only attempted six passes in 1994, completing four of them for 53 yards while also scoring a rushing touchdown. Overall in 1995, Gonzalez recorded 30 completions on 76 passing attempts (39.5%) for 478 yards, three touchdowns, and five interceptions while scoring a rushing touchdown. In that year, he led the Panthers to a come-from-behind-victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Backyard Brawl 41–38 in double overtime. (It was the first season of the current overtime rules in college football, which was designed to eliminate tied games.) He subsequently took Pitt to their first bowl game in eight years with an appearance in the Liberty Bowl. Overall in 1997, Gonzalez completed 198 of 345 passes (57.4%) for 2,657 yards, 30 touchdowns, and seven interceptions while also running for three touchdowns. He was later released on August 22, 2001. He works outside of football, but does small consulting and training camps for junior high and high school quarterbacks and receivers in the Pittsburgh area.

Gonzalez is of Cuban descent.