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Bruce Gossett
Daniel Bruce Gossett (November 9, 1941 - January 27, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1974 with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.
Gossett was born on November 9, 1941, in Cecil or Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. His father was a professional soccer player, playing in the 1930s and 1940s, and was the person who taught Gossett how to kick. Gossett attended Cecil Township High School (which later merged into Canon-McMillan High School). He was on the high school football team, at fullback, and played on the basketball team as well. He also participated in junior league soccer.
Gossett did not do much kicking for the football team in high school. He did not attempt a field goal, and drop-kicked extra points as there was no one who could hold the ball for him.
After graduating high school, Gossett attended Clarion State Teachers College (now PennWest Clarion), where he was a quarterback and punter. After one year, he transferred to Ferrum College (then Ferrum Junior College) where he was a kicker and quarterback on the school's football team. He averaged 49 yards kicking, but did not try a field goal. He also played on the baseball team at Ferrum, and pitched the second no-hitter in school history.
He received a scholarship to Richmond University (now University of Richmond) solely as a kicker, where he was a field goal kicker and a punter. He was primarily a punter at Richmond, kicking only two field goals during his time there; though he kicked a game-winning field goal in his first Richmond game. He also attended Duquesne University.
During his NFL career, he participated in football camps at Ferrum, teaching kicking to boys from 10 to 18 years old. In 2018, he was inducted into the Ferrum College Hall of Fame.
After going undrafted in the 1964 NFL draft, Gossett was picked up by the Los Angeles Rams as a free agent in 1964. Gossett focused on punting when trying out for the Rams, but during an exhibition game he had to substitute for the regular place kicker, making four field goals and driving his kickoffs out of the endzone. He was selected to be their starting kicker for the 1964 season.
In Gossett's first season with the Rams, he successfully made 18 of 24 field goal attempts, as well as 31 of his 33 extra point attempts. His field goal percentage (75.0) led the league, and was at the time the second highest percentage in NFL history for kickers with more than 20 attempts, and the highest percentage in franchise history.[citation needed] For his performance, he was named to the NFL All-Rookie team. Despite his historic rookie season, the Rams would win just 5 games and ultimately not qualify for the playoffs.
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Bruce Gossett
Daniel Bruce Gossett (November 9, 1941 - January 27, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1974 with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.
Gossett was born on November 9, 1941, in Cecil or Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. His father was a professional soccer player, playing in the 1930s and 1940s, and was the person who taught Gossett how to kick. Gossett attended Cecil Township High School (which later merged into Canon-McMillan High School). He was on the high school football team, at fullback, and played on the basketball team as well. He also participated in junior league soccer.
Gossett did not do much kicking for the football team in high school. He did not attempt a field goal, and drop-kicked extra points as there was no one who could hold the ball for him.
After graduating high school, Gossett attended Clarion State Teachers College (now PennWest Clarion), where he was a quarterback and punter. After one year, he transferred to Ferrum College (then Ferrum Junior College) where he was a kicker and quarterback on the school's football team. He averaged 49 yards kicking, but did not try a field goal. He also played on the baseball team at Ferrum, and pitched the second no-hitter in school history.
He received a scholarship to Richmond University (now University of Richmond) solely as a kicker, where he was a field goal kicker and a punter. He was primarily a punter at Richmond, kicking only two field goals during his time there; though he kicked a game-winning field goal in his first Richmond game. He also attended Duquesne University.
During his NFL career, he participated in football camps at Ferrum, teaching kicking to boys from 10 to 18 years old. In 2018, he was inducted into the Ferrum College Hall of Fame.
After going undrafted in the 1964 NFL draft, Gossett was picked up by the Los Angeles Rams as a free agent in 1964. Gossett focused on punting when trying out for the Rams, but during an exhibition game he had to substitute for the regular place kicker, making four field goals and driving his kickoffs out of the endzone. He was selected to be their starting kicker for the 1964 season.
In Gossett's first season with the Rams, he successfully made 18 of 24 field goal attempts, as well as 31 of his 33 extra point attempts. His field goal percentage (75.0) led the league, and was at the time the second highest percentage in NFL history for kickers with more than 20 attempts, and the highest percentage in franchise history.[citation needed] For his performance, he was named to the NFL All-Rookie team. Despite his historic rookie season, the Rams would win just 5 games and ultimately not qualify for the playoffs.
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