Kevin Gogan played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected in the eighth round by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1987 NFL draft.
20 Facts About Kevin Gogan
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Kevin Gogan attended Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco, California.
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Kevin Gogan helped his football team win 2 city championships as a two-way player.
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Kevin Gogan lettered in baseball, where he started as a catcher, before being forced to move to first base as a senior, because his size didn't allow the umpires to see the home plate.
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Kevin Gogan accepted a football scholarship from the University of Washington, to play under head coach Don James.
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Kevin Gogan received honorable mention All-American and second-team All-Pac-10 honors.
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Kevin Gogan was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eight round of the 1987 NFL draft, as part of a change in the offensive line philosophy, when the team started to value size and strength over speed and athletic ability.
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Kevin Gogan became a starter at the right tackle as a rookie, when Phil Pozderac announced his retirement in Week 6 of the season after the strike.
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Kevin Gogan started 4 games at left tackle in place of an injured Mark Tuinei and one game at right guard.
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Kevin Gogan was used as the third tight end in short-yardage situations.
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Kevin Gogan's blocking helped the offensive line become one of the best units in the NFL, while contributing to Emmitt Smith leading the league in rushing yards and Michael Irvin in receiving yards.
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Kevin Gogan was used as the third tight end in short-yardage situations.
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Kevin Gogan started in the season finale at left guard in place of an injured Newton.
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Kevin Gogan opted to leave and was replaced with free agent Derek Kennard.
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Kevin Gogan was a three-year starter and received his first Pro Bowl selection.
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On February 24,1997, Kevin Gogan signed as free agent with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Kevin Gogan began the season as the starter at left guard, but he was later moved to the right side because of the play of Mark Dixon.
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Kevin Gogan ended up in a platoon situation with Kevin Donnalley, alternating starts.
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Kevin Gogan started 10 games and extended his consecutive games played streak to over 150 contests.
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Kevin Gogan was named to three Pro Bowls and had a reputation as being one of the league's toughest players during his career.