(1918-07-31)July 31, 1918 Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:
July 13, 2010(2010-07-13) (aged 91) Orinda, California, U.S.
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
184 lb (83 kg)
Career history
College
Boston College (1938–1940)
Bowl games
Sugar Bowl (1940)
High school
Haverhill (Haverhill, MA)
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1940)
Sugar Bowl champion (1940)
Consensus All-American (1940)
Boston College Eagles Jersey No. 50 retired
College Football Hall of Fame(1982)
Eugene Joseph Goodreault[1] (July 31, 1918 – July 13, 2010) was an American football player. He played at the end position for Boston College from 1938 to 1940 and was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in 1940. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
^Full name from Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Eugene Joseph Goodreault born 1918 at Haverhill, Mass.
Hall of Fame described him as follows: "Fast, powerful and alert, GeneGoodreault was outstanding as a pass-catcher and play-maker blocker on offense...
National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame: receiver GeneGoodreault (50); guard George Kerr (47); center Chet Gladchuk (45); fullback Mike...
Philadelphia Eagles G 1941 2 2 12 Chet Gladchuck Pittsburgh Steelers C 2 5 15 GeneGoodreault Detroit Lions E 5 9 39 Charlie O'Rourke Chicago Bears B 8 5 65 Joe...
including a 19–13 victory over No. 4 Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl. End GeneGoodreault was a consensus pick on the All-America team. 1940 Texas A&M Aggies...
(2004–2010), prostate cancer. Nino Defilippis, 78, Italian cyclist. GeneGoodreault, 91, American football player (Boston College), after long illness...
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