Kerry Goode (born July 28, 1965) is a former professional

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player who played

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for four seasons for the

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and

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High School Career

Kerry led the Hazlewood Golden Bears to state championships both his junior and senior year while being selected as 2A player of the year in football.

College career

Goode would go on to play college ball for

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where he was named freshman of year in the

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in 1983. In the first game of the 1984 Alabama season against

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, Goode totaled 297 all-purpose yards with three touchdowns until sustaining a major knee injury in the third quarter that would plague him the rest of his playing days. Many observers believe had it not been for that injury, Goode might have become an all-time great at Alabama.

Pro Career

Goode was drafted in the seventh round and 167th overall of the

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by the

who was then coached by his former Alabama coach

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. He played in 14 games with five starts for the Bucs in 1988, gaining 231 rushing yards. He played in one game for the 1989 Miami Dolphins, but another knee injury in that one game ended that season for him.

Coaching

He coached for the NFL New York Giants 1993-96, and St. Louis Rams 1997-99.

Personal life

He is brother to Chris Goode, Pierre Goode, and Clyde Goode III, and cousin to

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, all of whom played college football at

. Kerry was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease) in 2015.

References

1965 births American football running backs Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Miami Dolphins players Alabama Crimson Tide football players Living people People from Town Creek, Alabama People with motor neuron disease {{runningback-1960s-stub