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John Gerard Goldsbury - Class Of 1945
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John Gerard Goldsberry (November 22, 1926 – January 23, 1972) was an American football defensive tackle and tackle.
Goldsberry was born in 1926 in Indianapolis. As a boy, Goldsberry's father, Alonzo Goldsberry, coached various Indiana football teams, including Wabash College. [1] The younger Goldsberry attended John Adams High School in South Bend, Indiana. [2] In April 1945, he became only the third Indiana high school athlete to exceed 53 feet in the 12-pound shot put. [3] He also won the state shot put title in both his junior and senior years and starred in football and basketball in high school. [1] He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers from 1945 to 1948. [2] He was the regular right tackle on the 1945 Indiana team that won the Big Ten Conference championship. He missed the last half of the 1947 after suffering a knee injury and undergoing surgery to repair the knee. [4] He was selected as captain of the 1948 Indiana Hoosiers football team. [5][6] Goldsberry was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the fourth round (40th overall pick) of the 1948 NFL Draft. [7] He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals in the 1949 and 1950 seasons, appearing in a total of 21 NFL games at the guard and tackle positions. [2] After retiring from football, he worked as an agent for Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. for 22 years. He died in 1972 at age 45. [8]
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