Guilian Gary

Guilian Austin Gary, born June 5, 1980, is an American football coach and former player from Horseheads, New York. At Horseheads High School he played wingback and defensive back, was named Co-Player of the Year by the Star-Gazette and was also an All-American lacrosse player. He then played wide receiver at the University of Maryland, where he led the team in punt returns four years running and in receiving for three straight seasons, a first since 1961. He is best remembered for the eight-yard touchdown catch with 41 seconds left against NC State in 2001 that clinched the Atlantic Coast Conference championship for Maryland. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers in 2002 and released that August, he turned to coaching wide receivers at Holy Cross, Georgetown and Towson University.