Goodman worked at his father-in-law's Arizona drugstores in Pima, Thatcher, and Safford prior to attending pharmacy school in Los Angeles.

Goodman was an insulin-dependent diabetic who at least one time missed a meeting due to an insulin reaction.

[6] Goodman enjoyed riding his palomino horse whenever time permitted and had a corral at his home on N Grand just north of University.

As mayor of Mesa in 1953 Goodman officially pulled the switch that turned on the new electric streetlight system for downtown.

[12] In April of 1942, Rationing Board Member and Mayor Goodman visited Washington DC to lobby for construction materials for Mesa.

[13] Goodman served on the board for the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, as part of the Druggist Old Timers Club, and the American Pharmaceutical Association.

[14] Goodman was designated a member of the United States Citizens Service Corps for Arizona on February 21, 1944.

According to its handbook "The United States Citizens Service Corps consisted of civilian volunteers who were charged with leading the fight against inefficiency, insecurity and poor health in communities in order to keep the homefront strong during World War II.

Goodman was appointed executive secretary of the Arizona State Fair Commission in 1956[19] at an annual salary of $8,400 (equivalent to $77,825.26 in 2018 [1]).

[20] Goodman's appointment came after each of the two immediate proceeding executive secretaries resigned, one holding the office for only two weeks.