Keystone Central Foundation Hall of Fame inductees’ event set for Feb. 18; Robbie Gould among new class
BALD EAGLE TOWNSHIP, PA – The Keystone Central Foundation this month announced the six members of its 2023 Hall of Fame class. They will be recognized at the organization’s hall of fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Central Mountain High School cafeteria.
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The Record and therecord-online will be running periodic stories on the new inductees in the weeks leading up to the Feb. 18 event. Among the inductees is Central Mountain High School graduate Robbie Gould, Class of 2001.
Gould on Sunday, as the kicker for the San Francisco 49ers, will be part of that team’s NFL playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys. The former Wildcat multi-sport standout has never missed an extra point or field goal attempt in his nearly two-decade NFL career.
The Keystone Central Foundation provided this information on the considerable Gould exploits and community contributions:
Robbie Gould
Central Mountain
Class of 2001
For Central Mountain High School alumni Robbie Gould, his accomplishments on and off the football field are immeasurable. We hear about his storied career as an NFL kicker, now with the San Francisco 49ers, but the way he has used his fame to contribute to Clinton County and beyond are truly what make him a distinguished standout alumnus of Keystone Central School district.
Robbie graduated from Central Mountain High School in 2001. He was a High Honor Roll student and 4 sport athlete while attending CMHS. He attended Penn State University. He entered PSU as a non-scholarship football athlete and during his 4-year career as a kicker, he earned a full athletic scholarship. After graduating college, he had playing stints with the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. He eventually signed with the Chicago Bears as a kicker in 2005. In 2016, he joined the New York Giants. Since 2017 Robbie has played for the San Francisco 49ers.
Robbie has an outstanding work ethic which could be seen in the classroom and athletic field while in high school and college. He has carried that work ethic into his professional career with the help of family, friends, and community support. He envisioned a foundation that would help youth in various communities.
In 2011, Robbie created the Goulden Touch Foundation. Through his efforts in the foundation and committee members, they have raised over $650,000 for various non-profit organizations in Clinton County Pennsylvania.
A few of the local organizations benefiting from Robbie’s foundation are: Horses for Hope, Ross Library, Lock Haven University Wrestling and Men’s Soccer teams, and Central Mountain ATV Association. Robbie established a $10,000 scholarship for a Lock Haven University Football player.
Robbie’s current project focuses on collaborating with the Chestnut Grove Recreation Authority to develop a youth sports complex in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. He is working with local business owners to bring this project to completion. Robbie has donated his time and personal finances towards this project.
In 2015, Robbie received the Ed Block Courage Award. This award is given to one player from each NFL team. The recipient is nominated by their teammates. The award honors the recipient for their courage and inspiration throughout the season. The recipients serve as role models for their ability to overcome
adversity while also serving their respective communities.
Robbie was nominated for the 2019 Walter Peyton Man of the Year Award. He was the San Francisco 49ers representative. He was nominated for his specific work through the Goulden Touch Foundation.
He is very active in San Fransico City on community days (every Tuesday). The Goulden Touch Foundation opened the Ace Hardware Robbie Gould Patient and Family Library at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Robbie funded a library cart at the hospital to bring books to patients confined to their hospital rooms. Robbie donated $150,000 to the construction of Goulden Touch Field, a turf soccer and football field in the West Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois which serves over 12,000 children.
Other foundation 2023 inductees are:
Mary Louise Ilgen, Sugar Valley High School, Class of 1943
DuWayne Kunes, Bald Eagle-Nittany High School, Class of 1976
William Rishell, Bald Eagle-Nittany High School, Class of 1958
Dennis “Jack” Royer, Bald Eagle-Nittany High School, Class of1958
Thomas “Doc” Sweitzer, Lock Haven High School, Class of 1971
