Gene Gossage
Appearance
Born: | Columbia, Tennessee, U.S. | February 17, 1935
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Died: | May 1, 2011 Old Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 76)
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 professional football player who was a defensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He won the Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 1963.[1] He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected in the 1958 NFL draft by the Eagles (Round 28, #328 overall). He died in 2011 at the age of 76.[2]
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