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- Birth nameGeorge Davis Peter Gent
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Peter Gent was born on August 23, 1942 in Bangor, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for North Dallas Forty (1979), The NFL on CBS (1956) and Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973). He died on September 30, 2011 in Bangor, Michigan, USA.
- Selected by the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) 96th overall in the 1964 NBA draft, Gent opted to play football, and signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.
- Graduated from Michigan State University. Received his BA in Advertising in 1964 after attending MSU on a basketball scholarship. He finished as the 2nd leading scorer in MSU history (at the time) and went on to play in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys from 1964-1969.
- Presented the Michigan State University Scholar-Athlete Alumni Award for outstanding post-graduation achievements by Rev. Jesse Jackson, at the Spartan Academic Excellence Gala - April 2000.
- Graduated Bangor High School (Bangor, Michigan) in 1960. Lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.
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