{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Sheldon Gaines | image = | caption = | position = Wide receiver | number = 82 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|22}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | undraftedyear = 1986 | college = Long Beach State | pastteams = * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1987}}) * Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|1987}}) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 9 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 115 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 0 | pfr = G/GainSh20 | highlights = | HOF = | CollegeHOF = }} '''Sheldon L. Gaines''' (born April 22, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) in 1987. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-gaineshe001|website=StatsCrew.com|title=Sheldon Gaines football statistics}}</ref>
Gaines attended Simi Valley High School but did not play varsity football there; he later played college football for the Moorpark Raiders and Long Beach State 49ers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/thousand-oaks-star/138993205/|newspaper=Thousand Oaks Star|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 21, 1983|page=9, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/thousand-oaks-star/138993263/ 11]|title=Raider receiver is beginning to gain some notice|author=Wahl, DeAnn}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was the Moorpark most valuable player in 1984.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star/138993025/|newspaper=Simi Valley Star|via=Newspapers.com|date=December 4, 1983|page=15|title=Gaines named Raiders MVP|author=Cornner, Mike}} {{Open access}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GainSh20.htm Pro-Football-Reference]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaines, Sheldon}} Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles Category:American football wide receivers Category:Buffalo Bills players Category:Long Beach State 49ers football players Category:Moorpark Raiders football players Category:NFL replacement players Category:20th-century American sportsmen
{{widereceiver-1960s-stub}}