Ex-Marshall defensive end Goddard killed in Fla. motorcycle crash - NCAA Football - SI.com

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Former Marshall defensive end Johnathan Goddard died early Sunday after a motorcycle accident in northern Florida. Goddard's motorcycle went off the shoulder of a road at a high rate of speed and overturned about 7:40 p.m. Saturday in Clay County, Fla., Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper said Sunday. Goddard, a resident of Starke, was pronounced dead about 6:30 ... [link]

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FORMER NFL PLAYER KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
Published 6/16/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Johnathan Goddard, the 2004 MAC defensive player of the year and a sixth-round choice of the Detroit Lions in 2005, died as a result of a Saturday night motorcycle accident in Jacksonville. Goddard played at Marshall before entering the NFL. After playing with the Lions, he spent some time with the Colts and the Arena Football League’s Colorado Crush.“This is a terrible loss for our football family and our thoughts and prayers are with the Goddard family,” Marshall coach Mark Snyder said.

Former Lions Draft Pick Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Published 6/17/2008 by Sean Yuille at Pride Of Detroit
... Johnathan Goddard, a defensive end out of Marshall that was picked by the Lions in the sixth-round of the 2005 NFL Draft, was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday morning. ...

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Former Marshall star Goddard dies in motorcycle accident
The Florida Highway Patrol says former Marshall football standout Johnathan Goddard died in a motorcycle accident in northern Florida.

Ex-Marshall star Goddard dies in motorcycle wreck
The Florida Highway Patrol says former Marshall football standout Johnathan Goddard died in a motorcycle accident in northern Florida.

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Former Marshall star Goddard dies in motorcycle accident
Former Marshall defensive end Johnathan Goddard died early Sunday after a motorcycle accident in northern Florida.

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