:Gene Chilton

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Gene Chilton

| number = 58, 74, 62, 63

| position = Center
Tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|27}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 281

| high_school = Memorial
(Hedwig Village, Texas)

| college = Texas

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 59

| pastteams =

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1986|1987}})
• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1989}})
• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1990|1992}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-American (1985)
• Second-team All-SWC (1983)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 79

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 42

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = ChilGe20

}}

Gene Alan Chilton (born March 27, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL).

Chilton was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and played scholastically at Memorial High School.{{Cite web|title=Gene Chilton Stats|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChilGe20.htm|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en}} He played collegiately at Texas, where he was a first-team All-American as a senior.{{Cite news|title=Walter Camp All-America|newspaper=The Salina Journal|date=November 28, 1985|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5310895/1985_walter_camp_allamerica_football/}}

Chilton was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He spent two seasons with the Cardinals, followed by stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots.{{Cite web|title=Gene Chilton Stats, News & Video - C {{!}} NFL.com|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/gene-chilton/|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=www.nfl.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Gene Chilton Stats - Pro Football Archives|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerc/chil01200.html|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=www.profootballarchives.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003032143/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerc/chil01200.html |archive-date=October 3, 2023}}