Biographical details | |
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Born | Pampa, Texas, U.S. | October 24, 1929
Died | June 1, 2004 74) Clovis, New Mexico, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1949–1951 | Hardin–Simmons |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1956–1958 | Canadian HS (TX) (backfield) |
1959 | Lefors HS (TX) (assistant) |
1960 | Hardin–Simmons (DB/freshmen) |
1961–1963 | Lefors HS (TX) |
1964 | Taft HS (TX) |
1965–1967 | Beeville HS (TX) |
1968–1971 | Canyon HS (TX) |
1973–1977 | Clovis HS (NM) |
1978–1982 | Eastern New Mexico |
1984 | Goddard HS (NM) |
1985–1987 | Farmington HS (NM) |
1988–1990 | Austin HS (El Paso, TX) (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 21–29–1 (college) |
William Frank "Dunny" Goode (October 24, 1929 – June 1, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He was the tenth head football coach for Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, serving for five seasons, from 1978 to 1982, and compiling a record of 21–29–1.[1][2]
Goode played college football as a halfback at Hardin–Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. As a senior in 1951, he was the second in the nation in rushing yards with 1,399.[3] He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 26th round of the 1952 NFL Draft with the 307th overall pick.[4]
Coaching career
Goode began his coaching career in 1956 as backfield coach at Canadian High School in Canadian, Texas. He spent two years working in the sporting goods business in Andrews, Texas before he was appointed as an assistant coach at Lefors High School in Lefors, Texas.[5] Goode returned to Hardin–Simmons in 1960 as an assistant coach, mentoring the freshman football team and the defensive backfield on the varsity team.[6]
Goode was hired to his first head coaching job at Lefors High School in 1961. After three seasons, he resigned to take the same job at Taft High School in Taft, Texas. [7] The following year, he moved on to Beeville High School in Beeville, Texas.[8]
Goode was the head football coach at Clovis High School in Clovis, New Mexico from 1973 to 1977, compiling a record of 49–14 in five seasons and leading his 1977 squad to the Class AAAA New Mexico state football title.[9][10]
Death
Goode died on June 1, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. He had suffered from Alzheimer's disease and was hospitalized a week prior to his death.[11]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds (NAIA Division I independent) (1978–1982) | |||||||||
1978 | Eastern New Mexico | 5–6 | |||||||
1979 | Eastern New Mexico | 4–6 | |||||||
1980 | Eastern New Mexico | 2–7–1 | |||||||
1981 | Eastern New Mexico | 6–4 | |||||||
1982 | Eastern New Mexico | 4–6 | |||||||
Eastern New Mexico: | 21–29–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 21–29–1 |
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Football Coaches". Eastern New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ "H-SU's Goode Signs Pact With Redskins". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. February 23, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "1952 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Goode Named Lefors Assistant". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. June 3, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Dunny Goode H-SU's Coach". El Paso Herald-Post. El Paso, Texas. United Press International. May 27, 1960. p. 21. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Goode Resigns Takes Taft Post". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. May 11, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Dunny Goode Is New Beeville Head Coach". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. April 8, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Renteria, Ramon (April 18, 1973). "Search For Coach Ends". Clovis News-Journal. Clovis, New Mexico. p. 16. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "ENMU has a 'Goode' coach". The Albuquerque Tribune. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Associated Press. February 20, 1978. p. C3. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Ex-Clovis Coach Goode Dead at 74". The Albuquerque Tribune. Albuquerque, New Mexico. June 2, 2004. p. D5. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .