ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Former Hampton University football standout John Gamble was named on Tuesday as a co-strength and conditioning coach for the NFL's Buffalo Bills.

Gamble spent 16 years with the Miami Dolphins, spending the first 12 seasons as the team's strength and conditioning coach. Gamble and new Bills head coach Chan Gailey worked together in 2000 and 2001, when Gailey served as the Dolphins' offensive coordinator.

For the past four seasons, Gamble had served as the Dolphins' Director of Player Development. Prior to joining the Dolphins, Gamble was the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Virginia from 1984-93.

Gamble graduated from Hampton University in 1977, after playing three years at linebacker and earning All-CIAA honors. Gamble has also cultivated a powerlifitng career, and was at one point ranked No. 1 in the world at the 275-pound weight class.

He was inducted into the U.S. Weightlifting Hall of Fame in York, Pa. in June 1999.

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