Jim Goodman (American football)

American football coach, scout, and executive (born 1952)

Jim Goodman
Biographical details
Born	(1952-05-02) May 2, 1952 (age 72) Blountstown, Florida
Alma mater	Florida (B.S., 1973) University of North Alabama (M.A.)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1975	Vanguard HS (FL)
1976–1978	North Alabama (assistant)
1979–1980	Marion
1981	Air Force (LB)
1982–1984	Valdosta State
1986–1988	Arkansas (WR/RC)
1994–1997	Rice (TE/ST)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1985	Valdosta State
1991–1993	Clemson (associate AD)
1998–2001	Denver Broncos (scout)
2002–2005	Denver Broncos (director of scouting)
2006–2007	Denver Broncos (director of player personnel)
2008	Denver Broncos (VP of FB operations)
2008	Denver Broncos (interim GM)

Head coaching record
Overall	15–16 (college)

Jim Goodman (born May 2, 1952) is a former American football coach, scout, and executive. He was served the first head football coach at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia, serving from 1982 to 1984, compiling a record of 15–16. Goodman was the interim general manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) in 2008.

References

v t e Valdosta State Blazers head football coaches
Jim Goodman (1982–1984) Jim Berryman (1985) Mike Cavan (1986–1991) Hal Mumme (1992–1996) Mike Kelly (1997–1999) Mark Nelson # (1999) Chris Hatcher (2000–2006) David Dean (2007–2015) Kerwin Bell (2016–2018) Gary Goff (2019) No team (2020) Gary Goff (2021) Tremaine Jackson (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Denver Broncos general managers
Dean Griffing (1960–1961) Jack Faulkner (1962–1964) Fred Gehrke # (1965–1966) Lou Saban (1967–1971) John Ralston (1972–1976) Fred Gehrke (1977–1981) Grady Alderman (1981–1982) Hein Poulus (1983) John Beake (1984–1998) Neal Dahlen (1999–2001) Ted Sundquist (2002–2007) Jim Goodman # (2008) Brian Xanders (2009–2011) John Elway (2011–2020) George Paton (2021–present) # denotes de facto general manager

Dean Griffing (1960–1961)
Jack Faulkner (1962–1964)
Fred Gehrke # (1965–1966)
Lou Saban (1967–1971)
John Ralston (1972–1976)
Fred Gehrke (1977–1981)
Grady Alderman (1981–1982)
Hein Poulus (1983)
John Beake (1984–1998)
Neal Dahlen (1999–2001)
Ted Sundquist (2002–2007)
Jim Goodman # (2008)
Brian Xanders (2009–2011)
John Elway (2011–2020)
George Paton (2021–present)

# denotes de facto general manager

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