Jeff Gossett
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| Date of birth: | January 25, 1957 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Charleston, Illinois | ||||||||
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| College: | Eastern Illinois | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1981 | ||||||||
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Jeffrey Alan Gossett (born January 25, 1957 in Charleston, Illinois) is a former American football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the United States Football League (USFL). He was the starting punter for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders from 1988 through 1996. During the 1996 season, at age 39, Jeff was the NFL's oldest punter. The term 'Hang Time' for punters started with Jeff Gossest's amazing ability to extend the amount of time his punts stayed in the air for his fellow players to down the football near the end zone! He ended his football career after the 1996 season. One of the top punters in the NFL in the 1980s he averaged a career high 44.2 yards per punt in 1991 and earned a spot on the Pro Bowl roster. He also played in the USFL for the Chicago Blitz in 1984 and the Portland Breakers in 1985.
Baseball career
In 1978, Gossett was drafted in the fifth round by the New York Mets and played in their farm system for two seasons as an outfielder and third baseman.[1]
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