Charles Paul Gogolak (in Hungarian: ''Gogolák Károly Pál'', born December 29, 1944) is a Hungarian former player of

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who was a

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in the

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(NFL). The sixth overall selection of the

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, Gogolak was signed out of

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by the

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, marking the first time that a placekicker was selected in the first round. He played for the Redskins, as well as the

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. Gogolak was one of the first " soccer style" placekickers in the NFL, along with his older brother Pete. The brothers combined to score fourteen

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s in a single game in

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, tied for the most ever, in a 72–41 win over the

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. Charlie made nine of ten PAT's and a game-ending field goal while Pete converted on five of six extra points. Gogolak worked in finance after the NFL. His son, Charles K. Gogolak, played for a year for the Princeton Tigers men's soccer team and moved to Hollywood after graduation. He cofounded Zaftig Films in 2011 and was an executive producer on ''

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''.

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1944 births Living people American football placekickers Boston Patriots players New England Patriots players Princeton Tigers football players Washington Redskins players Hungarian emigrants to the United States Hungarian players of American football {{Amfoot-kicker-stub