Goodbread played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Frankford Yellow Jackets, the Minneapolis Red Jackets and the Providence Steam Roller of the NFL.
In 1925 he accounted for 189 points,[4] and led his team to a win over rival Hillsborough High School.
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.
[1] In the following 1931 season, he played in four games for the Providence Steam Roller and started in two of them.