Joe Goodson

Joe Goodson
Born	(1876-12-01)December 1, 1876 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	August 29, 1924(1924-08-29) (aged 47) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Physician
College football career
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1876-12-01)December 1, 1876 Louisville, Kentucky
Died:	August 29, 1924(1924-08-29) (aged 47) Lexington, Kentucky
Career history
College	Vanderbilt (1897–1898)
Career highlights and awards
SIAA championship (1897)

Joseph A. Goodson (December 1, 1876 – August 29, 1924) was a college football player and physician.^[1][2] He was a quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team; captain of the 1898 team.^[3][4] Goodson led the team to its first conference title in 1897. The team then played a contest with Virginia for the championship of the south, a tie. The Nashville American reported that, "The Vanderbilt players were in a jolly humor yesterday with their miniature football pinned upon the labels of their coats. Joe Goodson, quarterback, was apparently out of training from a large ten-cent cigar he smoked, a gift of Benjamin Childers of Pulaski. 'Tab' Farrell had his hair cut and other members were more or less changed in appearance."

References

1. "History of Kentucky". archive.org. Chicago : The American Historical Society. 1922.
2. "Vanderbilt University Quarterly". google.com. 1911.
3. "Vandy students' 1897 cheer banned". vucommodores.com.
4. "CHC- Sewanee Was Vandy's First Rival". vucommodores.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2015.