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Position | End |
Class | 1926 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Patterson, Louisiana | March 10, 1905
Died: | December 1968 |
Career history | |
College | Sewanee (1924–1925) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Delmas "Del" Gooch (March 10, 1905 – December 1968) was a college football player.
Gooch was a prominent end for the Sewanee Tigers football teams of Sewanee:The University of the South. At Sewanee he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was picked for an all-time Sewanee team, [1] which noted how Gooch would "slash through enemy interference to tackle his man viciously." [2] In his senior year, Gooch was awarded the Porter Cup of the Porter Clothing Company as his university's best all-around athlete. [3] He also appears on Billy Evans's "Southern Honor Roll." [4]
Sewanee Tigers | |
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Position | End |
Class | 1926 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Patterson, Louisiana | March 10, 1905
Died: | December 1968 |
Career history | |
College | Sewanee (1924–1925) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Delmas "Del" Gooch (March 10, 1905 – December 1968) was a college football player.
Gooch was a prominent end for the Sewanee Tigers football teams of Sewanee:The University of the South. At Sewanee he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was picked for an all-time Sewanee team, [1] which noted how Gooch would "slash through enemy interference to tackle his man viciously." [2] In his senior year, Gooch was awarded the Porter Cup of the Porter Clothing Company as his university's best all-around athlete. [3] He also appears on Billy Evans's "Southern Honor Roll." [4]