Momčilo "Gabbo" Gavrić (August 4, 1938 – March 13, 2010) was born in Sinj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia into a large family. Gavric aspired to play professional soccer. In 1959 he left Sinj for Beograd, and immediately began playing with first division side OFK Beograd. He was one of the club's best players,[citation needed] and never missed a game during his nine-years with the club.[citation needed] He had call-ups to the national team, but only ended up playing for the B national team. He left Yugoslavia in 1967, in order to go to the United States and make more money. In 1967 he signed with the Oakland Clippers of the North American Soccer League. Gavrić spent two seasons with the Clippers and won the 1967 championship with them. He was also an NFL placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers in 1