Paul G. Goebel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul G. Goebel

American football player

Date of Birth: 28-May-1901

Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1988

Profession: politician, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Paul G. Goebel

  • Paul Gordon Goebel (May 28, 1901 – January 26, 1988) was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922.
  • He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922.
  • He played professional football from 1923 to 1926 with the Columbus Tigers, Chicago Bears, and New York Yankees.
  • He was named to the NFL All-Pro team in 1923 and 1924. After his football career ended, he operated a sporting good store in Grand Rapids.
  • He officiated football games for the Big Ten Conference for 16 years and also served in the U.S.
  • Navy on an aircraft carrier in World War II.
  • He was active in Republican Party politics in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was one of the organizers of a reform movement to oust the city's political boss, Frank McKay.
  • As an anti-McKay reform candidate, Goebel was three times elected mayor of Grand Rapids in the 1950s.
  • He was later elected to the University of Michigan Board of Regents, where he served from 1962 to 1970. Goebel also played an important role in the career of U.S.
  • President Gerald R.
  • Ford.
  • Goebel was friends with Ford's mother and stepfather and recommended Ford to head football coach Harry Kipke at the University of Michigan.
  • When Ford returned from World War II, Goebel urged him to run for U.S.
  • Congress and was part of the original Ford-for-Congress committee.
  • Goebel was later the chairman of a committee formed in 1960 to name Ford as the Republican Party's Vice Presidential candidate on the ticket with Richard Nixon.

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