Cleveland Everette Gary also known as Cleveland Edward Gary (born May 4, 1966 in Stuart

Stuart, Florida

Stuart is the only incorporated city of Martin County, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 14,633 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,964....

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

), is a former professional American football

American football

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 player who was selected in the first round of the 1989 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Cleveland led the NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1990 with 14.

Gary began his college career at the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...

 before transferring to the University of Miami. After leaving the Hurricanes and before being drafted in the first round by the Los Angeles Rams, he was voted MVP of the Senior Bowl.

Gary also owns The Healthway Shopping Network, Black Shopping Channel and the AMI Capital Group.

Gary was involved in the National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...

, an indoor football organization that ran for several seasons in the 2000s. He was the registered agent for the league in Florida and served as the agent for several of its teams, including the Green Cove Lions

Green Cove Lions

The Green Cove Lions were an indoor football team intended to be based in Green Cove Springs, Florida. They played briefly in the National Indoor Football League in 2007, but folded before ever playing a home game....

; however, the NIFL ended operations in the 2007 season.