William Goebel (American football)
Goebel, c. 1910
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| Yale Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
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| College | Yale (1907–1909) |
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| Date of birth | June 24, 1887 |
| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Date of death | February 15, 1960 (aged 72) |
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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.
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