At 16 years old, offensive lineman Trevor Goosby received open-heart surgery, something that he says "changed his life."
Now, five years later, he is a star left tackle for the Texas Longhorns and is flying toward his junior season on the 40 Acres.
During the offseason, while preparing for his junior year to kick off, Goosby hosted a youth football camp in Austin to benefit The Children's Heart Foundation, matching any and all donations made to the foundation up to $20,000.
"Football's a big part of what I do, but it's not who I am," Goosby said. "I just wanna show all these kids that I'm just another great guy and I can just be... somebody they look up to."
Texas star LT Trevor Goosby hosted a free youth football camp to benefit The Children's Heart Foundation
— Cory Mose (@Cory_Mose) July 9, 2026
Goosby will match all donations made to the foundation from this campaign, up to $20,000
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Well, I would argue that one great way to ensure you are a role model would be hosting a camp for members of the community that simultaneously creates opportunities for kids to play football and raises funds for The Children's Heart Foundation.
Trevor and Austin Goosby are giving back to the community
"There's so many kids here. It's actually a really cool feeling just knowing that it's my older brother... and just knowing that all these people are here for him," Goosby's younger brother Austin Goosby, who is committed to play basketball for the Horns, said of the youth camp. "It's just really cool to see."
The younger Goosby was in attendance for the camp as dozens of children participated in activities and drills on the football field.
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The elder Goosby committed to the Longhorns just a year after his operation and was the No. 24 offensive tackle in the class of 2023. Since then, he has not only dominated on the field for Texas but has also made his name known at the national level.
"Going through that kind of adversity just kind of changed who I was as a person," Goosby said of the operation he received in 2021. "It made me a better player as well, just being able to have that kind of endurance."
Over the last three years, Goosby has appeared in 29 games for the Horns. In 2025, he was named to the 2025 Coaches' First-Team All-SEC after earning a Phil Steele preseason First-Team All-America selection.
Goosby continues to be a standout individual both on and off the field, and the youth football camp is just the latest example of how he is cementing himself as a Longhorn legend during his time on the 40 Acres.
The rest of the offseason and his upcoming junior season will only provide more opportunities for both Goosbys to do so.
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The football-playing Goosby and the Horns are scheduled to kick off their upcoming season on Sept. 5, at 2:30 p.m. CT with a home game against the Texas State Bobcats before hosting the Ohio State Buckeyes in a revenge matchup.
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