Dennis Gaubatz
American football player (born 1940)
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Dennis Earl Gaubatz (Pronounced: GAW-bats) (born February 11, 1940) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts.
Needville, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | February 11, 1940 Needville, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Columbia (West Columbia, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963 (8th round, 111th overall pick) | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1963 (25th round, 199th overall pick) | ||||||||
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Gaubatz played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected in the eighth round of the 1963 NFL draft by the Lions with the 111th overall pick.[1] He was traded to the Colts for running back Joe Don Looney and an undisclosed draft choice on June 3, 1965.[2]
He intercepted ten passes and recovered six fumbles in his seven-year NFL career, and was part of the Colts' 1968 NFL Championship team.[3]
Gaubatz was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in November 1965.[4]
