Art Gonzalez

Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Santa Barbara, CA
High School:
Bishop Diego HS

2011 -- Redshirt ... a walk-on at Cal Poly.

Community College -- Played two seasons as a wide receiver under head coach Craig Moropoulos at Santa Barbara City College ... played seven games in sophomore season (2010), catching 35 passes for 595 yards and six touchdowns ... had nine catches for 177 yards against Antelope Valley and caught three touchdown passes against Santa Monica ... Vaqueros were 4-6 in 2010 ... as a freshman in 2009, caught nine passes for 99 yards for a Vaquero team that finished 3-7.

High School -- A football, basketball and tennis standout at Bishop Diego High School in Santa Barbara ... was a tight end and linebacker as a senior (2008) for a Cardinal team coached by Tom Crawford that finished 1-8 ... selected to play in Santa Barbara County All-Star Football Classic and caught five passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns ... earned All-Frontier League honorable mention praise in basketball and helped Cardinals win first league title in tennis in 32 years ... in football as a junior (2007), caught 28 passes for 432 yards and two touchdowns en route to first-team All-Frontier League honors ... Cardinals were 11-3 in 2007, reaching the finals of the CIF-Southern Section Northwest Division playoffs, losing to league rival Santa Clara 20-14 at Moorpark College.

Personal -- Son of Art and Annette (deceased) Gonzalez ... father played football at Cal Poly as a placekicker ... three brothers, Brandon, Emilio and Dante, and one sister, Gianna ... born May 24, 1991, in Santa Barbara, Calif. ... majors in agricultural and environmental plant sciences.