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Born to Joseph and Judy Gonzalez, Tony is an ethnic mix of African American , Jamaica n, Indian and Cape Verdian . Gonzalez lettered in both football and basketball at Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach , California . He caught 62 passes for 945 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior. He was also a first-team All-America selection as a tight end and a linebacker. In 1994 , he was named Orange County and Sunset League MVP in basketball as he averaged 26.0 points per game, shooting 65 percent from the field (234 of 365) in his final year. And was named the Co-Orange County High School Athlete of the Year along with Tiger Woods . {Link without Title} In college he played Basketball and helped his team, California , beat Villanova in the 1997 NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16. He tried out unsuccessfully for the Miami Heat . Gonzalez was the 13th overall pick in 1997 NFL draft. He is the only tight end in NFL history to have 4 consecutive games gaining over 100 yards receiving. In 2004, he set a record by catching 102 passes, the most ever caught by an NFL tight end in a single season. Gonzalez owns shares in several Baja Fresh restaurant franchises in Kansas City , and (with Warren Moon ) in "Sutra" in Newport Beach, California . He also created the "Books and Buddies" program in 2003 to help bridge the gap between teenagers and senior citizens. This program received the Presidential Volunteer Award in 2004. Gonzalez also served as a consultant for the Oliver Stone film '' Any Given Sunday ''. Tony Gonzalez has also appeared on the MTV show Cribs . League Records
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