Ed Goddard

Ed Goddard
No. 7, 28
Position:Quarterback, halfback
Personal information
Born:(1914-10-28)October 28, 1914
San Diego, California, U.S.
Died:July 20, 1992(1992-07-20) (aged 77)
San Marcos, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Escondido
(Escondido, California)
College:Washington State
NFL draft:1937 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Fullerton (1940–1941)
    Head coach
  • Fullerton (1946–1947)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Edwin Vinson Goddard (October 28, 1914 – July 20, 1992) was an American football player and coach. Goddard played college football at the quarterback and halfback positions for Washington State University.[1] Goddard also served as a punter for Washington State. He was named a first-team All-American quarterback three straight years from 1934 to 1937 and was a consensus All-American quarterback in 1935 and 1936. He was the second player selected in the 1937 NFL draft and played two years of professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937) and Cleveland Rams (1937–1938).[2][3]

Goddard was known as the "Escondido Express," as he grew up in Escondido, California. He reportedly received the nickname from a Los Angeles Times reporter who saw him running and passing against USC, helping Washington State win against USC for the first time in three years.[1]

During World War II, Goddard served in the military.[4] He and his wife, Ellen Goddard, had two children. Goddard died of cancer at his home in July 1992 at age 77.[5]

  1. ^ a b Blanchette, John (September 22, 1995). "Fame Eludes Escondido's Best Cougar". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Sulecki, James C. (2016). The Cleveland Rams: The NFL Champs Who Left Too Soon, 1936-1945. McFarland p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7864-9943-4.
  4. ^ Anton, Todd; Nowlin, Bill (2013). When Football Went to War. Triumph Books p. 245. ISBN 978-1-6236-8309-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. July 22, 1992. Retrieved May 30, 2020.