Thom Gossom Jr.
Acting
Thom Gossom Jr. (Thomas Gossom Jr., born 2 May 1952, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American actor, writer, and communications professional, active since 1985. He is the first Black athlete to graduate from Auburn University (1975), where he was a three-year starter wide receiver and the first Black athlete in the Southeastern Conference to walk on, earn a full scholarship, and graduate. He holds a BA in communications from Auburn and an MA from the University of Montevallo. He is married to Joyce Gillie Gossom (1997) and has a son, Dixson M. Gossom, a hip hop artist. He is CEO of Best Gurl Inc., a communications firm, and authored the memoir Walk-On: My Reluctant Journey to Integration at Auburn University (2008). He received Auburn University's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. His most notable screen roles include Detective Stern in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), Ben Wa…
