Robert Delmas "Del" Gooch (March 10, 1905 – December 1968) was a

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player.

Sewanee

Gooch was a prominent

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for the

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teams of Sewanee:The University of the South. At Sewanee he was a member of

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. He was picked for an all-time Sewanee team, which noted how Gooch would "slash through enemy interference to tackle his man viciously." In his senior year, Gooch was awarded the

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of the Porter Clothing Company as his university's best all-around athlete. He also appears on

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's "Southern Honor Roll."

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* 1905 births 1968 deaths Players of American football from Louisiana People from Patterson, Louisiana Sportspeople from St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Sewanee Tigers football players American football ends {{collegefootball-player-stub