"Prepared." That was the answer given to me by Gary Goodman when asked how he felt on the upcoming ISFL draft. The Wisconsin Badger linebacker has been receiving a lot of buzz as a potential first rounder.
"I've been dreaming about this moment since I watched my first football game with my dad and three brothers." Goodman said as he started to reminisce about his childhood. "Dad was all about defense, he played Safety at UW Whitwater, where he started for 2 years. He coached all of us boys in pony league, but just because he was our dad doesn't mean he took it easy on us." Goodman laughed.
I took a moment to speak to Goodman's father Larry. "4 boys is quite a lot to handle, that's why I had them start learning about football at an early age. It teaches you discipline." Larry grabbed a picture off the mantle it showed all of his sons in their jerseys. "Almost got them all to play defense, except Terry. That boy was meant to play receiver."
All of Goodman's brothers had success at the high school level and the oldest brother Larry Jr. was a walk on for the Badgers and started his senior year at Linebacker. "He was definitely an inspiration for me. He put in a lot of hard work and you could tell he had the respect of the locker room. That's the kind of player I wanted to be."
Goodman put in the hard work during high school and he was rewarded with scholarship offers from around the country but he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older brother. "I wanted to be close to home so my parents would be able to watch me play. Family is always important and soon I'll have a new family to bond with when training camps start."
When asked if he had a specific team he was hoping to be drafted by Goodman responded. "I'm just grateful to have this opportunity to fulfill my dream of playing in the ISFL. Whichever team drafts me is going to get a hardworking man who is dedicated and will never quit."
"I've been dreaming about this moment since I watched my first football game with my dad and three brothers." Goodman said as he started to reminisce about his childhood. "Dad was all about defense, he played Safety at UW Whitwater, where he started for 2 years. He coached all of us boys in pony league, but just because he was our dad doesn't mean he took it easy on us." Goodman laughed.
I took a moment to speak to Goodman's father Larry. "4 boys is quite a lot to handle, that's why I had them start learning about football at an early age. It teaches you discipline." Larry grabbed a picture off the mantle it showed all of his sons in their jerseys. "Almost got them all to play defense, except Terry. That boy was meant to play receiver."
All of Goodman's brothers had success at the high school level and the oldest brother Larry Jr. was a walk on for the Badgers and started his senior year at Linebacker. "He was definitely an inspiration for me. He put in a lot of hard work and you could tell he had the respect of the locker room. That's the kind of player I wanted to be."
Goodman put in the hard work during high school and he was rewarded with scholarship offers from around the country but he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older brother. "I wanted to be close to home so my parents would be able to watch me play. Family is always important and soon I'll have a new family to bond with when training camps start."
When asked if he had a specific team he was hoping to be drafted by Goodman responded. "I'm just grateful to have this opportunity to fulfill my dream of playing in the ISFL. Whichever team drafts me is going to get a hardworking man who is dedicated and will never quit."