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American football player (1935–2011)

Gene Gossage
Career information
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.
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
NFL champion (1960) Grey Cup champion (1963) Second-team All-American (1959) First-team All-Big Ten (1959)

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. 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.

References

v t e 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

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1960 NFL champions
9 Sonny Jurgensen 11 Norm Van Brocklin 17 Jerry Reichow 21 Jimmy Carr 22 Timmy Brown 25 Tommy McDonald 26 Clarence Peaks 27 Gene Johnson 28 Bobby Jackson 29 John Nocera 30 Theron Sapp 33 Billy Barnes 35 Ted Dean 40 Tom Brookshier 41 Bobby Freeman 44 Pete Retzlaff 45 Don Burroughs 51 Chuck Weber 53 Bob Pellegrini 54 Bill Lapham 55 Maxie Baughan 60 Chuck Bednarik 61 Howard Keys 62 John Wittenborn 65 Gerry Huth 66 Joe Robb 67 Stan Campbell 70 Don Owens 71 John Wilcox 72 Jess Richardson 73 Ed Khayat 74 Riley Gunnels 75 Jim McCusker 76 J. D. Smith 78 Marion Campbell 79 Gene Gossage 83 Bobby Walston 87 Dick Lucas 88 Jerry Wilson Head coach: Buck Shaw Assistant coaches: Charlie Gauer Nick Skorich Jerry Williams

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats 51st Grey Cup champions
Art Baker John Barrow Willie Bethea Jamie Caleb Joe Cannavino Gene Ceppetelli Frank Cosentino Hardiman Cureton Geno DeNobile Dick Easterly Bernie Faloney Ralph Goldston Gene Gossage Tommy Grant Garney Henley Steve Hmiel Zeno Karcz Ellison Kelly Ken Kilrea Bob Krouse Bobby Kuntz Grant McKee Chet Miksza Bob Minihane Angelo Mosca Bronko Nagurski Jr. Pete Neumann Jim Pace Hal Patterson Joe Pikula Ron Ray Rene Riopelle Don Sutherin Dave Viti Joe Zuger Head coach: Ralph Sazio

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