05/26/2013 – Goose Gossage – 5th Annual Baseball Hall of Fame Classic Weekend at National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, May 26, 2013 – National Baseball Hall of Fame – Cooperstown, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Clough Photography / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Richard Michael Gossage
Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 5, 1951
Ethnicity: Austrian, Swiss-German
Goose Gossage is an American Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.
Goose is the son of Susanne and Jack Andrew Gossage.
Goose’s paternal grandparents were named Andrew J. Gossage and Bertha Vollenweider. Bertha was born in Switzerland, and was of Swiss-German ancestry.
Goose’s maternal grandparents were named Roy S. Radich and Pauline M. Hovenic (the daughter of John Hovenic and Susanna Ambrose). Roy was born in Austria. Susanna’s parents were also Austrian.
Sources: Obituary of Goose’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Goose’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com