Joseph Goosby, Jr. (born September 6, 1986) is a former professional American football linebacker. In college, he played for Tulane University.
 Goosby (#18) in 2017 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 6, 1986 Jersey Village, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Jersey (TX) Village | ||||||||||||
| College: | Tulane | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Professional career
editIn 2009, Goosby was a member of the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings. In 2010, he played for the San Angelo Stampede Express of the Indoor Football League. In 2011, he was signed by the Dallas Vigilantes. On September 28, 2011, he was signed by the Philadelphia Soul.[1] He was named Riddell Co-Defensive Player of the Week after his performance against the Georgia Force winning 92-42.[2] On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42.[3]
On January 31, 2017, Goosby was selected by the Baltimore Brigade in the 2017 expansion draft. On February 23, 2017, the Brigade traded Goosby to the Soul for future considerations and claim order positioning. He earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[4] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[5]
Personal life
editSon of Sharon and Joe. Graduated from Tulane with a degree in Media Arts.
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "- Gloucester County Sports - NJ.com". www.nj.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.
- ^ "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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External links
edit- Tulane Green Wave bio Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- NFL Draft Scout Report
Media related to Joe Goosby at Wikimedia Commons
