Samuel Goss (born January 28, 1947) is an American

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. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. In 2018, Goss received a payout of $25,000 from the city of Trenton to settle a lawsuit related to his injuries that resulted when the car in which he was a passenger was struck in a chain-reaction collision that was caused by a high-speed police chase.Avilucea, Isaac
"Trenton on hook for $60K in high-speed chase that injured famed boxer, woman"
'' The Trentonian'', January 3, 2018. Accessed December 11, 2018. "While city boxing legend Samuel Goss scored a technical knockout, his daughter also scored a nice chunk of change following a police car chase that injured the two city residents.... Goss, a five-time Golden Gloves champ and former Olympian, is settling his federal lawsuit — which accused several 'John Doe' cops of being 'careless and negligent' in the car chase — for $25,000."

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1947 births Living people Bantamweight boxers American male boxers Olympic boxers for the United States Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Trenton, New Jersey Boxers from New Jersey {{US-boxing-bio-stub