# Royce Goodbread > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Royce_Goodbread > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Royce_Goodbread.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_Goodbread > Source revision: 1350318144 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (1907–1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Royce Goodbread | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 42 | position = [Halfback](/source/Halfback_(American_football)), [wingback](/source/Running_back), [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)) | birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|8|23|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Crystal River, Florida](/source/Crystal_River%2C_Florida) | death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|5|19|1907|8|23|mf=y}} | death_place = [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas) | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 207 | high_school = [St. Petersburg (FL)](/source/St._Petersburg_High_School) | college = [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football) | pastteams = * [Frankford Yellow Jackets](/source/Frankford_Yellow_Jackets) ({{NFL Year|1930}}) * [Minneapolis Red Jackets](/source/Minneapolis_Red_Jackets) ({{NFL Year|1930}}) * [Providence Steam Roller](/source/Providence_Steam_Roller) ({{NFL Year|1931}}) | highlights = | statleague = NFL | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 18 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 14 | pfr = GoodRo20 }} '''Royce Ethelbert Goodbread''' (August 23, 1907 – May 19, 1991) was an American college and professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [halfback](/source/halfback_(American_football)) and [wingback](/source/running_back) in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the early 1930s. Goodbread played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida), and thereafter, he played professionally for the [Frankford Yellow Jackets](/source/Frankford_Yellow_Jackets), the [Minneapolis Red Jackets](/source/Minneapolis_Red_Jackets) and the [Providence Steam Roller](/source/Providence_Steam_Roller) of the NFL. == Early years == Goodbread was born in [Crystal River, Florida](/source/Crystal_River%2C_Florida) in 1907,Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GoodRo20.htm Royce Goodbread]. Retrieved April 20, 2011. and attended [St. Petersburg High School](/source/St._Petersburg_High_School) in [St. Petersburg, Florida](/source/St._Petersburg%2C_Florida),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/05/23/royce-goodbread-84-was-star-football-player/|title=Royce Goodbread, 84, was star football player|website=Tampa Bay Times}}databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111123034536/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GOODBROY01 Royce Goodbread]}}. Retrieved April 20, 2011. and he played for the St. Petersburg Green Devils high school football team. In 1925 he accounted for 189 points,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19290929&id=DpAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yE0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4981,3214496&hl=en|work=St. Petersburg Times|date=September 29, 1929|author=Frank S. Wright|title=Goodbread Is One Of Gators' Chief Threats}} and led his team to a win over rival [Hillsborough High School](/source/Hillsborough_High_School_(Florida)).{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19321101&id=tvNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1FQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5487,2653632&hl=en|author=Jeff Moshier|title=Terriers And Green Devils Grid Rivals For Past 17 Years|date=November 1, 1923|work=The Evening Independent}} == College career == After graduating from high school, Goodbread attended the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach [Tom Sebring](/source/Harold_Sebring) and coach [Charlie Bachman](/source/Charlie_Bachman)'s [Florida Gators football](/source/Florida_Gators_football) teams from [1927](/source/1927_Florida_Gators_football_team) to [1929](/source/1929_Florida_Gators_football_team).''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 104 & 181 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011. In Goodbread's three seasons as a member of the Gators [varsity](/source/varsity_team), the team posted win–loss records of 7–3, 8–1 and 8–2—a three-year peak for the Gators which they would not equal or exceed for over six decades. Goodbread was a key member of the Gators' "Phantom Four" offensive backfield that included [Carl Brumbaugh](/source/Carl_Brumbaugh), [Rainey Cawthon](/source/Rainey_Cawthon) and [Clyde Crabtree](/source/Clyde_Crabtree), when the [1928 Gators](/source/1928_Florida_Gators_football_team) led the country with 336 points scored and finished 8–1, losing only to the [Tennessee Volunteers](/source/1928_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team) in [Knoxville](/source/Knoxville%2C_Tennessee) by a single point, 13–12."[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=11YbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8koEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3901,3616419&dq=dale+van+sickle&hl=en Florida Gets Good At Gridiron Sport]," ''The Pittsburgh Press'' (December 4, 1928). Retrieved January 19, 2013.Tom McEwen, ''The Gators: A Story of Florida Football'', The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, pp. 86–103 (1974). Goodbread graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1930. == Professional career == During the {{NFL Year|1930}} NFL season, Goodbread played in thirteen games for the [Frankford Yellow Jackets](/source/Frankford_Yellow_Jackets) and one game for the [Minneapolis Red Jackets](/source/Minneapolis_Red_Jackets),National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/players/roycegoodbread/profile?id=GOO046142 Royce Goodbread]. Retrieved April 20, 2011. and starting in a total of ten of them. In the following {{NFL Year|1931}} season, he played in four games for the [Providence Steam Roller](/source/Providence_Steam_Roller) and started in two of them. Goodbread was an insurance agent in [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas).{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19671116&id=2D9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O1cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2441,3036891&hl=en|work=The Evening Independent|date=November 16, 1967|title=Quotable Quotes}} He died on May 19, 1991; he was 83 years old. == See also == {{Portal|American football|College football}} * [Florida Gators football, 1920–29](/source/Florida_Gators_football%2C_1920%E2%80%9329) * [List of University of Florida alumni](/source/List_of_University_of_Florida_alumni) {{clear}} == References == {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodbread, Royce}} Category:1907 births Category:1991 deaths Category:American football halfbacks Category:American football quarterbacks Category:Florida Gators football players Category:Frankford Yellow Jackets players Category:Minneapolis Red Jackets players Category:People from Crystal River, Florida Category:Players of American football from Florida Category:Providence Steam Roller players Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Royce Goodbread](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_Goodbread) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_Goodbread?action=history)). 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