Samuel Goss Explained
| Samuel Goss |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sport: | Boxing |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
Samuel Goss (born January 28, 1947) is an American boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 2018, Goss received a payout of $25,000 from the city of Trenton to settle a lawsuit related to his injuries that resulted when the car in which he was a passenger was struck in a chain-reaction collision that was caused by a high-speed police chase.[2]
Notes and References
- Samuel Goss Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055117/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/sammy-goss-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . December 8, 2018.
- Avilucea, Isaac. "Trenton on hook for $60K in high-speed chase that injured famed boxer, woman", The Trentonian, January 3, 2018. Accessed December 11, 2018. "While city boxing legend Samuel Goss scored a technical knockout, his daughter also scored a nice chunk of change following a police car chase that injured the two city residents.... Goss, a five-time Golden Gloves champ and former Olympian, is settling his federal lawsuit — which accused several 'John Doe' cops of being 'careless and negligent' in the car chase — for $25,000."
