Jean-Paul Goulet

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Jean-Paul Goulet is a former baseball player and businessman from Hull, Quebec, Canada.

He played for the Ottawa Nationals (formerly Senators) of the Class "C" Border League (baseball) in 1950, and also played for several other pro teams in the 1950s, including Drummondville of the Quebec Provincial Baseball League. He also played for the Valleyfield Chiefs and Lachute of the Laurentian Baseball League. Goulet had been offered a minor league contract with the Washington Senators of the American League. Homesick, he opted instead to accept the offer from Nationals owner and local sports promoter Tommy Gorman, to play in Ottawa.The team played at Lansdowne Park.

Nationals coach Bill Metzig was quoted in a 1950 Ottawa Citizen article: "He's the most enthusiastic ball player I've seen in a long time. He wants to play ball all the time. It's great to see a player with such burning ambition...He stands up there and hits the ball with full confidence. I like his style".

As a young catcher, he was difficult to steal against. At 6'3" he hit and threw with power, often throwing baserunners out from a crouched position behind the plate to second base - without standing up to throw the ball.

After retiring from baseball, he was invoved in several succesfull businesses in Hull, Quebec. He is married to Jeannine and has five children. He is now retired and living in Val Des Monts, Quebec

Goulet was recognized in 1996 for his athletic talents as he was inducted in the City of Hull Hall of Fame [(Merite Sportif Hullois).]