Royce Goodbread
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| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | St. Petersburg (FL) | ||||
| College: | Florida | ||||
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Royce Ethelbert Goodbread (August 23, 1907 – May 19, 1991) was an American college and professional
Early years
Goodbread was born in
College career
After graduating from high school, Goodbread attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Tom Sebring and coach Charlie Bachman's Florida Gators football teams from 1927 to 1929.[6] In Goodbread's three seasons as a member of the Gators varsity, the team posted win–loss records of 7–3, 8–1 and 8–2—a three-year peak for the Gators which they would not equal or exceed for over six decades. Goodbread was a key member of the Gators' "Phantom Four" offensive backfield that included Carl Brumbaugh, Rainey Cawthon and Clyde Crabtree, when the 1928 Gators led the country with 336 points scored and finished 8–1, losing only to the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville by a single point, 13–12.[7][8]
Goodbread graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1930.
Professional career
During the
Goodbread was an insurance agent in
See also
- Florida Gators football, 1920–29
- List of University of Florida alumni
References
- ^ a b c Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Royce Goodbread. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "Royce Goodbread, 84, was star football player". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Royce Goodbread Archived November 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ Frank S. Wright (September 29, 1929). "Goodbread Is One Of Gators' Chief Threats". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ Jeff Moshier (November 1, 1923). "Terriers And Green Devils Grid Rivals For Past 17 Years". The Evening Independent.
- ^ 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 104 & 181 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Florida Gets Good At Gridiron Sport," The Pittsburgh Press (December 4, 1928). Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ Tom McEwen, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, pp. 86–103 (1974).
- ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Royce Goodbread. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "Quotable Quotes". The Evening Independent. November 16, 1967.
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). ISBN 0-87397-025-X.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.