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Gene Gossage

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Gene Gossage
Born:(1935-02-17)February 17, 1935
Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:May 1, 2011(2011-05-01) (aged 76)
Old Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)DE, DT
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight240 lb (110 kg)
AFL draft1960, Round: 1, Pick: First Selections
Drafted byDallas Texans
Career history
As player
1960–1962Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
19631964Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
Career highlights and awards

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]

References

  1. ^ "Dick Easterly football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ^ "Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats lineman Gene Gossage dies | TheSpec.com".