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| Position: | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 29, 1944 Rábahídvég, Hungary |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Ogdensburg Free Academy |
| College: | Princeton |
| NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
| AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 7 / Pick: 56 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
Charles Paul Gogolak (in Hungarian: Gogolák Károly Pál, born December 29, 1944) is a former American football placekicker.
The sixth overall selection of the 1966 NFL Draft, Gogolak was signed out of Princeton University by the Washington Redskins, marking the first time that a placekicker was selected in the first round. He played for the Redskins, as well as the New England Patriots. Gogolak was one of the first " soccer style" placekickers in the NFL, along with his older brother Pete. The brothers combined to score fourteen extra points in a single game in 1966, [1] tied for the most ever, [2] in a 72–41 win over the New York Giants. Charlie made nine of ten PAT's and a game-ending field goal while Pete converted on five of six extra points. [3]
Gogolak worked in finance after the NFL. His son, Charles K. Gogolak, played for a year for the Princeton Tigers men's soccer team and moved to Hollywood after graduation. He cofounded Zaftig Films in 2011 and was an executive producer on This Is Us. [4]
References
- ^ "New York Giants at Washington Redskins - November 27th, 1966". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "NFL Records". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "Redskins in record romp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 28, 1966. p. 35.
- ^ Pergament, Alan (2017-03-03). "'This is Us' producer Charles Gogolak gets a kick out of its success". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
External links
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| No. 3, 7 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 29, 1944 Rábahídvég, Hungary |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Ogdensburg Free Academy |
| College: | Princeton |
| NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
| AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 7 / Pick: 56 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Charles Paul Gogolak (in Hungarian: Gogolák Károly Pál, born December 29, 1944) is a former American football placekicker.
The sixth overall selection of the 1966 NFL Draft, Gogolak was signed out of Princeton University by the Washington Redskins, marking the first time that a placekicker was selected in the first round. He played for the Redskins, as well as the New England Patriots. Gogolak was one of the first " soccer style" placekickers in the NFL, along with his older brother Pete. The brothers combined to score fourteen extra points in a single game in 1966, [1] tied for the most ever, [2] in a 72–41 win over the New York Giants. Charlie made nine of ten PAT's and a game-ending field goal while Pete converted on five of six extra points. [3]
Gogolak worked in finance after the NFL. His son, Charles K. Gogolak, played for a year for the Princeton Tigers men's soccer team and moved to Hollywood after graduation. He cofounded Zaftig Films in 2011 and was an executive producer on This Is Us. [4]
References
- ^ "New York Giants at Washington Redskins - November 27th, 1966". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "NFL Records". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "Redskins in record romp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 28, 1966. p. 35.
- ^ Pergament, Alan (2017-03-03). "'This is Us' producer Charles Gogolak gets a kick out of its success". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
External links
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| This biographical article relating to an American football kicker is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |