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| Positions | Quarterback Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Escondido (Escondido, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | Washington State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1937: 1st round,2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Edwin Vinson Goddard (October 28, 1914 – July 20, 1992) was an American professionalfootball player and coach. Goddard playedcollege football at thequarterback andhalfback positions forWashington State University.[1] Goddard also served as apunter for Washington State. He was named a first-teamAll-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 the1937 NFL draft and played two years of professional football for theBrooklyn Dodgers (1937) andCleveland Rams (1937–1938).[2][3]
Goddard was known as the "Escondido Express," as he grew up inEscondido, California. He reportedly received the nickname from aLos Angeles Times reporter who saw him running and passing againstUSC, helping Washington State win against USC for the first time in three years.[1]
DuringWorld 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]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Fullerton Hornets(Eastern Conference)(1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Fullerton | 7–2 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Fullerton | 7–2 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Fullerton Hornets(Eastern Conference)(1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Fullerton | 3–4–2 | 2–1–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1947 | Fullerton | 7–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1948 | Fullerton | 7–2–1 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1949 | Fullerton | 2–7–1 | 1–4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Fullerton: | 33–20–4 | 16–13–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–20–4 | ||||||||
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