Gene Gossage
American and Canadian gridiron football player (1935–2011)
| Born: | (1935-02-17)February 17, 1935 Columbia, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Died: | May 1, 2011(2011-05-01) (aged 76) Old Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | DE, DT |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| AFL draft | 1960, Round: 1, Pick: First Selections |
| Drafted by | Dallas Texans |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1960–1962 | Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) |
| 1963–1964 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ezra Eugene Gossage (February 17, 1935 – May 1, 2011) was an American and Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Philadelphia Eagles. He won the Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 1963.[1] He played college football at Northwestern University and was drafted in the 1958 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles (Round 28, #328 overall). He died in 2011 at the age of 76.[2]
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Philadelphia Eagles 1958 NFL draft selections
- Walt Kowalczyk
- Proverb Jacobs
- Frank Rigney
- Bobby Mulgado
- John Kersey
- Len Mansfield
- Bill Striegel
- Theron Sapp
- Mel Dillard
- Jack Crabtree
- Mickey Trimarki
- Bill Lapham
- Stan Hinos
- Mike Meatheringham
- Bill Van Buren
- John Burroughs
- Ron Sabal
- Kent Lovelace
- John Madden
- George Sherwood
- Billy Templeton
- Jim Padgett
- Hal Devine
- Neil MacLean
- Hindman Wall
- Gene Gossage
- Don McDonald
- Jim Thompson
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