Football
Gable, David
David Gable
- Title:
- Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine | 21st Season
- Email:
- d.gable@tcu.edu
David Gable is in his 20th season as the head athletics trainer for football at TCU. He was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine in June 2015 and to Associate AD in July 2016.
Gable, who is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association and licensed in the state of Texas, oversees a staff of 12 certified athletic trainers.
In addition to his primary responsibility of providing health care for the football team, Gable’s additional duties include managing the new 6,000-square-foot Walsh Sports Medicine Center and purchasing for the Sports Medicine department. He also oversees TCU’s summer sports camps and serves as the director of the Gatorade summer camp and the TCU/SMU athletic training workshop for high school students. Additionally, Gable serves as a preceptor within the CAATE-approved Athletic Training Education Program through the Department of Kinesiology.
Prior to joining the Horned Frogs, Gable spent several years working at HealthSouth Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala. He also earned professional experience with the Carolina Panthers (NFL), Kansas City Chiefs (NFL), Florida Bobcats (Arena 1), Birmingham SteelDogs (Arena 2), Birmingham Thunderbolts (XFL) and the Rhein Fire (NFL Europe), where he was the head athletics trainer and part of two world championship teams during his three years in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Gable, a native of Gering, Neb., received his bachelor’s degree in education with an emphasis in athletic training from Nebraska in 1993 and his master’s degree in physical education/health and sports sciences from Ohio in 1994. He is also a veteran of the United States Army.
Gable and his wife, Michele, have two daughters, Kylee and Kamryn, and two sons, Kannon and Kolson.
Gable, who is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association and licensed in the state of Texas, oversees a staff of 12 certified athletic trainers.
In addition to his primary responsibility of providing health care for the football team, Gable’s additional duties include managing the new 6,000-square-foot Walsh Sports Medicine Center and purchasing for the Sports Medicine department. He also oversees TCU’s summer sports camps and serves as the director of the Gatorade summer camp and the TCU/SMU athletic training workshop for high school students. Additionally, Gable serves as a preceptor within the CAATE-approved Athletic Training Education Program through the Department of Kinesiology.
Prior to joining the Horned Frogs, Gable spent several years working at HealthSouth Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala. He also earned professional experience with the Carolina Panthers (NFL), Kansas City Chiefs (NFL), Florida Bobcats (Arena 1), Birmingham SteelDogs (Arena 2), Birmingham Thunderbolts (XFL) and the Rhein Fire (NFL Europe), where he was the head athletics trainer and part of two world championship teams during his three years in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Gable, a native of Gering, Neb., received his bachelor’s degree in education with an emphasis in athletic training from Nebraska in 1993 and his master’s degree in physical education/health and sports sciences from Ohio in 1994. He is also a veteran of the United States Army.
Gable and his wife, Michele, have two daughters, Kylee and Kamryn, and two sons, Kannon and Kolson.
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