William Goebel (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Goebel (American football)

American football player, lineman, guard

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1887

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1960

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

William Arthur Goebel (June 24, 1887 – February 15, 1960) was an American football player.
He played college football at Yale University and was a consensus selection at the guard position on the 1908 College Football All-America Team. Gilman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1887.
He was the son of Justus Goebel, the owner of a wholesale and retail carpet business known as Lowry & Goebel.
Goebel received his preparatory education at Union High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and in private studies in Cincinnati.
He attended college at Yale University, where he was a member of the football, track and wrestling teams.
As a guard for the Yale Bulldogs football team, he was a consensus first-team selection for the 1908 College Football All-America Team.
He also won wrestling championships in 1907 and 1909 and was elected president of the Wrestling Association during his senior year.
He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon while at Yale.He died in 1960 and was buried at the Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.