Northwestern State University Athletics

A key member of the undefeated 1966 Demon football team that finished the regular season with a No. 1 national (NAIA) ranking, Gwinn was named All-Gulf States Conference in both 1965 and 1966 at offensive tackle … was a four-year letterman in football and track and field … played four seasons of professional football with the Baltimore Colts in 1967 and the New Orleans Saints in 1968-70, then overcame an injury and played in the Canadian Football League in 1972 with the Edmonton Eskimos … included on the Top 100 Demons of the Century roster chosen in the 2007 football centennial celebration.