Dwayne Goodrich

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Dwayne Goodrich
Date of birth	May 29, 1978
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Position(s)	DB
College	Tennessee
NFL Draft	2000 / Round 2 / Pick 49
Team(s)
2000-2002	Dallas Cowboys

Dwayne Lewis Goodrich (born May 29, 1978 in Chicago) was an American football player for the Tennessee Volunteers football team and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He was a cornerback.

[edit] High School and College career

Goodrich came to Tennessee from H.L. Richards High School in Chicago. Goodrich had been an All American at defensive back, while also runnning track. Goodrich was a three year starter for the Vols, earning a spot as captain during his senior season in 1999. Goodrich became noteworthy after the 1999 Fiesta Bowl. Goodrich was assigned to cover Florida State Seminoles WR Peter Warrick. In the 2nd quarter of that game, Goodrich intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. The play helped the 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team win the game and the National Championship. Goodrich was the defensive MVP of the game.

[edit] Pro career

Goodrich was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Goodrich played for the Cowboys in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Before the 2003 season, Goodrich ran into legal trouble. He was arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter after his automobile was involved in a hit and run that killed two people. Police said Goodrich was the lone occupant of a car that allegedly slammed into a wreck site at an estimated 110 mph earlier Tuesday on a North Dallas freeway. Two motorists who were trying to rescue a man from a burning car were struck and killed. [1] On September 8, 2003 Goodrich was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and fined $20,000 for the accident. He was officially convicted on two counts of criminally negligent homicide.[2]