LA Rams football oil painting - "Blitzing Gabriel" #165, D.E. Weigel, vintage

An original oil on board painting by listed impressionist artist D.E. Weigel, "Blitzing Gabriel" Welcome. You are invited to purchase my rare vintage D.E. Weigel, oil painting that is in excellent condition. This painting measures 12 x 9 inches excluding the wood/canvas frame. The actual oil painting is on board, is in excellent condition and has no chips or dents. The date on the back of the painting is 1967 and is numbered #165. The colors of the football player are blue and white, LA Rams number 18, who was Roman Gabriel in 1967, his bio is below. The artist is famous for several paintings like the horse race painting called "In the Stretch" done in 1968. Feel free to ask questions. Shipping includes insurance. Hope you enjoy it and thank you... Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (born August 5, 1940) is a former American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback and is considered by many fans to have been one of the best players at that position during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft and played for the Los Angeles Rams for eleven seasons, then five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. NFL career Gabriel wore the number 18 with the Rams and the number 5 with the Eagles. In the professional ranks Gabriel went on to play 16 seasons in the NFL, splitting time with the Los Angeles Rams (1962–72) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1973–77). He was awarded the NFL Most Valuable Player Award in 1969 and earned Pro Bowl spots in 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1973. When he retired, he ranked as the Rams' all-time passing leader with 22,223 yards and 154 touchdowns (1,705 com./3,313 att.) and threw for 7,221 yards and 45 touchdowns (661 com./1,185 att.) with the Eagles. In 1973, he led the NFL with 3,219 yards and 23 touchdown passes, for which he was awarded the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. As of the end of the 2016 NFL season, he still holds the Rams' career records for touchdown passes (154), passes attempted (3,313), and wins by a starting quarterback (74).