Micheal “Mikey” Gow (born 2007) is an American ambidextrous junior quarterback who plays for
Omaha North High School
Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 North 36th Street in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district ...
in
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
.
Early life
At age 9, an injury prevented Gow from using his right arm for almost a year. His mother suggested that he try throwing with his left arm. He developed the use of his left arm but he claims that his right arm is stronger and more fluid.
High school
Gow played American football for
Bellevue East High School
Bellevue East High School is a four-year public secondary school in Bellevue, a suburb south of Omaha, Nebraska. The current facility opened in 1962 as Bellevue High School and was renamed Bellevue East in 1977, following the opening of Bellevue ...
in
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
. Gow started as a freshman quarterback during the 2021 season and had a 2–7 record.
He started his sophomore year at Bellevue East but on September 2, 2022, he broke his right wrist in a 42–0 loss to Norfolk.
It was the second game of the 2022 season and it was determined that Gow would miss the rest of the season.
A video posted of Gow demonstrating his ability was posted to ''
SportsCenter
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'' Twitter page May 18, 2022 and it accumulated over 2 million views.
The 30-second video which showed him throwing footballs accurately with both hands became a
viral video
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.
After seeing the video, NFL quarterback
Lamar Jackson
Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the Heisman T ...
stated that Gow will be a #1 overall pick in the NFL. As of May 2022, Gow was being scouted by
Notre Dame,
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
,
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 under the legislation of the Morrill Act. Originally known ...
and
Texas
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.
Gow transferred to Mustang High School in Oklahoma for the 2023 football season.
In 2024, Gow was selected for the U20 U.S. Tackle National Team to compete in the
IFAF Junior World Championship. Gow is returning to Nebraska to play for
Omaha North High School
Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 North 36th Street in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district ...
in the 2024–25 school year.
See also
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Switch pitcher
In baseball, a switch pitcher is an ambidexterity, ambidextrous pitcher who is able to pitch with either the right or left hand from the pitcher's mound. Switch pitchers are rare at higher levels of competition, with Pat Venditte being the only p ...
, baseball pitchers who can throw the ball with either arm
References
External links
Mikey Gow, Bellevue East, Quarterback - 247 Sports
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High school football players in the United States
People from Bellevue, Nebraska
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people