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Bruce Gossett

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Bruce Gossett
Date of birth (1941-11-09) November 9, 1941 (age 82)
Place of birthCanonsburg, Pennsylvania
Career information
Position(s)K
US collegeRichmond
Career history
As player
1964–1969Los Angeles Rams
1970–1974San Francisco 49ers
Career stats

Bruce Gossett (born November 9, 1941 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former National Football League placekicker from 1964-1974. He was in the Pro Bowl twice. He scored 100 points in six of his seasons. He was first team Sporting News All NFL in 1964, 1966, All NFC in 1973, and Sporting News first team All NFC in 1973 He scored 1,031 points in a 11-year NFL career. He wore number 30.

While playing for the Rams he resided in Fountain Valley, Orange County, California, where he was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club chapter in the mid-1960s.