Clark William Goff (December 6, 1917 – February 3, 1998) was an American college and professional
football
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player who was a
tackle in the
National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1940. Goff played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
for the
University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the NFL's Pittsburgh Pirates (now known as the
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
).
Early years
He was born in
North Braddock, Pennsylvania.
[Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players]
Clark Goff
Retrieved October 11, 2014. Goff attended Scott Township High School in North Braddock.
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. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
College career
Goff accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach
Josh Cody's
Florida Gators football team from
1937
Events
January
* January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua.
* January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...
to
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidden to ...
.
2014 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 87, 95, 103, 105, 115, 178 (2014). Retrieved October 11, 2014. Goff was the Gators' team captain and earned third-team All-
Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors during his 1939 senior season.
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]
Professional career
The Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
selected Goff in the fifth round (33rd pick overall) of the 1940 NFL Draft
The 1940 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1939, at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected George Cafego.
Player selections
Round one
Round ...
.[National Football League, Historical Players]
Clark Goff
Retrieved October 11, 2014. During his single season with the Pirates, he played in all eleven regular season games, and started five of them.[
]
See also
* Florida Gators football, 1930–39
The Florida Gators football program represents the University of Florida (UF) in American college football. Florida competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of ...
* List of Pittsburgh Steelers players
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game for the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL franchise. Note: The years listed are those in which players made an appearance in a game.
...
* List of Florida Gators in the NFL Draft
* List of University of Florida alumni
References
Bibliography
* Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). .
* Golenbock, Peter, ''Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory'', Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). .
* Hairston, Jack, ''Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told'', Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). .
* McCarthy, Kevin M.,
Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football
', Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). .
* McEwen, Tom, ''The Gators: A Story of Florida Football'', The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). .
* Nash, Noel, ed., ''The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football'', Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). .
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1917 births
1998 deaths
People from North Braddock, Pennsylvania
Players of American football from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
American football tackles
Florida Gators football players
Pittsburgh Steelers players