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John Gamble enters his 14th season with the Dolphins and the second in his current post. In his role, Gamble assists players in a variety of areas off the field, while also helping the players in the transition process both into and out of the NFL through continuing education, financial education and dealing with family matters through player programs.
Gamble spent his first 12 seasons with the team as strength and conditioning coach. He joined the Dolphins after having served ten years (1984-93) as the head strength coach at the University of Virginia. He also served two seasons as assistant strength coach (1982-83) and one year on a part-time basis (1981) at Virginia. He was named 1985 Strength Coach of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In 1998, he was named by the Professional Strength Coaches Society as its Coach of the Year.
Gamble served an eight-year stint as Virginia State Director for the National Strength and Conditioning Association and was named Outstanding State Director for Region II in 1984.
A world renowned powerlifter, Gamble was the No. 1-ranked powerlifter in the world in the 275-pound class from 1981 to 1983. His personal records for total pounds in three lifts while competing in the United States Powerlifting Federation was 2,270 pounds, and he has personal bests of full squat, 892 lbs.; bench press, 573 lbs.; and dead lift, 826.5 lbs. in those three lifts. Gamble was inducted into the U.S. Weightlifting Hall of Fame in York, Pa., in June of 1999.
Gamble played linebacker at Hampton University and was a first-team Black College All-America selection. He also earned All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors in football and in track and field.
Married to Sharon, the couple has three sons, John Nathan III, Austin Craig and Tucker Scott and they live in Ft. Lauderdale. | 