Len Gotshalk

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Len Gotshalk
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1949-10-21) October 21, 1949 (age 73)
Lakeport, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:Lakeport
(Lakeport, CA)
College: Humboldt State
NFL Draft: 1971  / Round: 8 / Pick: 186
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:66
Games started:41
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Leonard William Gotshalk (born October 21, 1949) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons. [1] He played college football at Humboldt State University. He received third-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team. [2]

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References

  1. "Len Gotshalk Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 via Newspapers.com.