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Goose Gossage Biography

The former major league baseball player Goose Gossage was born Richard Michael Gossage in 1951 in Colorado, where he was raised and taught to play baseball. After graduating from Wasson High School in Colorado Springs, Goose was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1970, launching his career as one of the nation’s most treasured baseball players.

After playing for the Chicago White Sox, Gossage went on to play for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, with a rising career that peaked in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Upon his retirement, Goose had earned eight All-Star selections and seven World Series titles. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked him on the list of Baseball’s 100 Greatest Players, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame shortly thereafter.

Today, Goose Gossage lives in Colorado Springs with his family, overseeing community programs to promote youth sports. His autobiography, The Goose is Loose, was published in 2000, and in 2010 he coached the American League team in the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game.