Samuel Goss

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Samuel Goss
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NationalityAmerican
Born (1947-01-28) January 28, 1947 (age 77)
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
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Sport Boxing

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]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samuel Goss Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  2. 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."