Goose Gonsoulin
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| Position: | Safety | ||
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| Born: | June 7, 1938 Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Died: | September 8, 2014 (aged 76) Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
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| College: | Baylor | ||
| NFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 17 / Pick: 203 | ||
| AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: Second Selections (by the Dallas Texans) | ||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Austin William "Goose" Gonsoulin (June 7, 1938 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional
safety in the American Football League (AFL) for the Denver Broncos and in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers. The football player was raised in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a standout sports star at Thomas Jefferson High School on both the football and track teams.[1] Gonsoulin played college football for the Baylor Bears
.
At the end of his stint with the Broncos, he was the AFL's all-time leader in
Boston Patriots
. He had seven interceptions in his first three games, and his 11 pickoffs in 1960 are still a Denver club record. He shares the team record for interceptions in a game with four, a feat he accomplished September 18, 1960 at Buffalo.
Gonsoulin was a 1966. In 1966, he recorded no interceptions but still was named an AFL All-Star that year. His amazing durability and toughness enabled him to start 61 consecutive games at one point in his career. He was also the captain of his college team at Baylor. Gonsoulin was selected to the second unit of the American Football League All-Time Team. He was tied for 6th all-time in interceptions (46) when he played his last game in 1967.[2]
Gonsoulin died on September 8, 2014.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Gonsoulin Goose" (PDF). profootballresearchers.org. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/def_int_career_1967.htm
- ^ "Goose Gonsoulin passes away". Denver Broncos. September 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.