High School Years
Goodspeed attended Oswego High School in Oswego, Illinois, and was a star in football and track & field, along with playing basketball. In football, he was a 1995 SCHUTT All-American High School Football Team selection after being a three-year starter at both, fullback and linebacker. As a senior he rushed 120 times for 1,296 yards and 21 TDs from the fullback slot and averaged 18 tackles per game as a linebacker, while helping Oswego to 9-1 mark in 1995. He also averaged 42 yards per punt as a senior. He was named to Super 25 all-area team by Chicago Sun-Times for his efforts. As a junior he was also an All-Conference pick in 1994 while carrying 123 times for 1,076 yards and 20 TDs. He'd been captain of the team as a junior and senior.
In track & field, he was a state qualifier on both the shot put and the discus his junior year.
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