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The son of a physician, Gogolak came to the United States with his family as a teen, following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and settled in Ogdensburg, New York. [1] [7] He played college football in the Ivy League at Cornell University, where he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society and was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.
Gogolak was one of the first "soccer style" placekickers in the NFL, along with his older brother Pete. The brothers combined to score fourteen extra points in a single game in 1966, [1] tied for the most ever, [2] in a 72–41 win over the New York Giants. Charlie made nine of ten PAT's and a game-ending field goal while Pete converted on five ...
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Gogolak – Pete Gogolak, Charlie Gogolak (brothers) Golic – Bob Golic, Mike Golic (brothers), Mike Golic Jr. (nephew of Bob, son of Mike) [55]
New York – Pete Gogolak 14-yard field goal, Steelers 31–20. New York – Homer Jones 98-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick) Steelers 31–27. New York – Wendall Harris 72-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Giants 34–31. Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 41-yard field goal, 34–34. Top Passers. Giants – Earl Morrall: 10/18, 273 yds, 3 ...
Pete Gogolak 25-yard field goal: 3: 24 Giants: Bob Tucker 29-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) 3: 31 Eagles: Harold Jackson 77-yard pass from John Reaves (Tom Dempsey kick) 10: 31 Giants: Ron A. Johnson 1-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) 10: 38 3rd: Giants: Pete Gogolak 29-yard field goal: 10: 41 Giants: Don Herrmann 32-yard pass from ...
He served as acting president of the NFL after Bell's death in October 1959. In January 1960, at a meeting of NFL owners, he was the early frontrunner to retain the commissioner's job, but Los Angeles Rams general manager Pete Rozelle was ultimately elected to the post on January 26 after 23 ballots.
A passenger aboard the Delta flight that flipped upside down in a crash-landing in Toronto on Monday recalled how within seconds of the wheels touching down, his body was turned fully sideways and ...