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Melvin Gordon Parents: Meet Melvin Gordon Sr. And Carmen Gordon

American football running back, Melvin Gordon was born on April 13th, 1993 in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the United States of America.

Gordon was born to Melvin Gordon Sr. and Carmen Gordon. In 2012, Gordon’s father was sentenced to ten years in jail for being involved in a northern Illinois cocaine-dealing ring.

Gordon shares the same parents with his brother and sister, Richard Earl Gordon and Laura A. Carter bur details about their personal life is still unknown on the internet.

Gordon went to Mary D. Bradford High School, where he excelled in both football and track for the Red Devils.

In football, Gordon amassed 1,098 yards and 11 touchdowns on 99 carries in addition to five receiving touchdowns. As a junior, the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named him to its All-state and All-region honorable mention lists.

He ran for 2,009 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior, earning first-team all-state honors from the WFCA and the Associated Press. He won the Gatorade Football Player of the Year award in Wisconsin.

Gordon shared a team with cornerback Trae Waynes, who was selected by the Minnesota Vikings four picks before Gordon in the same year’s NFL Draft. Gordon was a standout in the long jump and a top performer for the state in the sport.

He set a personal record in the 55-meter dash at the 2011 Racine Invitational, finishing first in 6.39 seconds. At the 2011 SEC Outdoor Conference, he finished second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.95 seconds, a career-best.

He recorded a career-best leap of 7.20 meters to win silver in the long jump at the 2011 WIAA Track & Field State Championships (23 ft 7 in).

Before Oklahoma Sooners running back Samaje Perine of the Kansas Jayhawks broke it the following week with 427 yards against Nebraska, Gordon temporarily held the NCAA Division I FBS single-game rushing yards record with 408 yards, established while playing in three quarters against Nebraska in November 2014.

Gordon trained for the NFL Combine at EXOS San Diego in Carlsbad following the conclusion of the 2014 collegiate football season on the advice of his former Wisconsin teammate Jared Abbrederis.

Gordon clocked in just 11.0 seconds for the 60-yard shuttle at the 2015 NFL Combine, breaking the previous mark. The record was eventually overtaken by Byron Jones, who ran it in 10.98 seconds.

Gordon was chosen by the San Diego Chargers with the 15th overall pick in the first round. He was one of two Wisconsin Badgers chosen that year, as well.

Melvin Gordon parents: Meet Melvin Gordon Sr. and Carmen

Melvin Gordon and his siblings, Richard Earl Gordon and Laura A. Carter were born to Melvin Gordon Sr. and Carmen Gordon. His father was sentenced to ten years in jail for being involved in a northern Illinois cocaine-dealing ring.

However, Gordon’s father, Melvin Gordon Sr. who was born in 1938 passed on on December 27th, 2019 at the age of 81 in Houston, Texas in the United States of America.

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Zora Stowers

Update: 2024-05-18