Gunsel was soon dropped from consideration in favor of Baltimore Colts general manager Don Kellett. Police arrive to round up Benedict and his gunsel. Selda Gunsel is a Turkish-American chemical engineer. League Treasurer Austin Gunsel was named interim commissioner for the rest of the season. League Treasurer Austin Gunsel was named interim NFL commissioner for the rest of the season. Gunsel stayed on as NFL Treasurer until 1966. Gunsel joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1939. Gunsel died at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Gunsel became league treasurer in 1956, holding the post until his retirement ten years later.