12 - Cale Gundy

Class of 1990

Midwest City

Position: QB Height: 6'2" Weight: 190 lbs

Cale Gundy is a former Midwest City and University of Oklahoma quarterback and long-time coach.

Gundy was born on April 10, 1972 in Midwest City and was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Bombers, earning second-team All-Big City honors as a sophomore after passing for 2,078 yards and 13 touchdowns.

As a junior, he earned the first of two first-team All-State selections and was The Oklahoman's Offensive Player of the Year, passing for a then-state record 2,704 yards to go along with 18 touchdowns as he led the Bombers to the Class 5A state championship.

As a senior, he added 2,300 yards passing and earned the National Quarterback of the Year by the Quarterback Club of Washington, DC as well as a Parade All-American selection.

He finished his high school career with a then-state record 7,060 yards passing and 53 touchdowns.

He was also a star baseball player for the Bombers.

Gundy signed with OU and became the Sooners' starting quarterback midway through his freshman season. He earned the Big 8 Offensive Newcomer of the Year after passing for 904 yards and four touchdowns.

As a sophomore, he passed for 1,228 yards and eight touchdowns in helping the Sooners to a 9-3 record. The majority of his yards came in the Sooners' 48-14 Gator Bowl win over Virgnia when he passed for a school record 329 yards.

In 1992, Gundy passed for a then-school record 1,914 yards and surpassed it a year later with 2,096 to become the school's career passing leader with 6,142 yards. As a senior, he earned First Team All-Big Eight honors.

He joined the OU football staff in 1994 as a graduate assistant and a year later became the quarterbacks coach at Alabama-Birmingham. He was running backs coach for the Blazers from 1996 to 1998.

In 1999, he returned to Oklahoma as running backs coach and he remained in Norman through the 2022 season, serving also as receivers coach, assistant head coach and from 2017 to 2021 he was offensive coordinator.

He resigned in 2022 and since then he told The Oklahoman last year he has enjoyed life after coaching, getting to spend more time with family and also doing some radio work with WWLS The Sports Animal.