Life After Leaving Congress
After leaving Congress, Goodell resumed the practice of law. In the mid-1970s, Goodell served as vice-chairman, with former Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton as chair, of President Gerald Ford's committee to draft rules for granting amnesty to Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters.
Goodell was a resident of Washington, D.C. until his death there on January 21, 1987.
His son Roger Goodell is the Commissioner of the National Football League.
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