Al Goldstein (American football) explained

Al Goldstein
Number:81
Position:End
Birth Date:January 8, 1936
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Death Place:West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:204
High School:New York (NY) Lafayette
College:North Carolina
Draftyear:1959
Draftround:10
Draftpick:117
(by the Los Angeles Rams)[1]
Afldraftyear:1960
Afldraftround:1
Pick: First Selections
(by the Buffalo Bills)
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receiving yards
Statvalue1:354
Pfr:G/GoldAl00

Alan "Al" Goldstein (January 8, 1936 – October 14, 1991) was an American football player. He was a first-team All-American end at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1958 and played professional football for the Oakland Raiders during their inaugural 1960 season.

Goldstein was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Lafayette High School. He then attended the University of North Carolina where he played college football at the end position for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team from 1957 to 1959.[2] As a junior, he was selected by the Football Writers Association of America and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team end on their respective 1958 College Football All-America Teams.[3] [4]

Goldstein was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 10th round of the 1960 NFL draft, but he opted instead to play in the newly formed American Football League. He appeared in 14 games for the Oakland Raiders during the inaugural 1960 AFL season, compiling 27 receptions for 354 yards and one touchdown.[5] He died in 2009 at age 55 in West Bloomfield, Michigan.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1959 Los Angeles Rams . https://web.archive.org/web/20100217003622/http://databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&yr=1959&lg=nfl . databaseFootball.com . unfit . February 17, 2010 . July 17, 2020.
  2. Web site: Goldstein, Al. Jews In Sports. February 13, 2015.
  3. Web site: FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team . Ted Gangi . February 8, 2015 .
  4. News: SEC Places Smith, Cannon on All-America Team. Times Daily. November 30, 1958. 4T.
  5. Web site: Alan Goldstein NFL & AFL. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. February 13, 2015.