Personal Life
During his years with the Rams, Gabriel co-owned two Volkswagen dealerships in the South Bay area of Los Angeles with teammate Merlin Olsen. After retirement from pro football in 1977, Gabriel went into broadcasting as a color commentator for CBS television and, later, Carolina Panthers radio. Committed to charity work in his home of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, he has raised over $5 million for charity through RG Sports Connection trust through which he promoted celebrity golf tournaments for various charities - multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, leukemia, the blind, the Special Olympics and the Salvation Army.
Gabriel was married to:
- Lisa Katolin (29 October 1980 – 2005)(ANNULMENT) 1 child Amber Noel
- Tedra Bidwell (29 January 1972 - 6 August 1980) (divorced) 1 child Brandon
- Suzanne Horton (1960–1971) (divorced) 3 Children: Roman III, Ram Allen, Rory Jay
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