Sheldon Gaines

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Sheldon Gaines

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| position = Wide receiver

| number = 82

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|22}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California

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| undraftedyear = 1986

| college = Long Beach State

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1987}})
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|1987}})

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 9

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 115

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 0

| pfr = G/GainSh20

| highlights =

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Sheldon L. Gaines (born April 22, 1964) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) in 1987. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-gaineshe001|website=StatsCrew.com|title=Sheldon Gaines football statistics}}

Gaines attended Simi Valley High School but did not play varsity football there; he later played college football for the Moorpark Raiders and Long Beach State 49ers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/thousand-oaks-star/138993205/|newspaper=Thousand Oaks Star|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 21, 1983|page=9, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/thousand-oaks-star/138993263/ 11]|title=Raider receiver is beginning to gain some notice|author=Wahl, DeAnn}} {{Open access}} He was the Moorpark most valuable player in 1984.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star/138993025/|newspaper=Simi Valley Star|via=Newspapers.com|date=December 4, 1983|page=15|title=Gaines named Raiders MVP|author=Cornner, Mike}} {{Open access}}