Goose Gonsoulin
Gonsoulin on a 1964 Topps football card | |||||||||
| No. 23, 35 | |||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Thomas Jefferson (Port Arthur) | ||||||||
| College | Baylor | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 17th round, 203rd overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1960 | ||||||||
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Austin William "Goose" Gonsoulin (June 7, 1938 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the American Football League (AFL) for the Denver Broncos and in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers. He had the first interception in AFL history, and was named to five of the AFL's first six All-Star Teams.