This series takes you down "Cougar" highway highlighting all the great coaches in WSU history. Start near Washtucna and head East towards Pullman. Every cache is placed at an area you can pull completely off the highway. Do not stop in the road or on the shoulder and be careful pulling off and back on as the traffic moves fast. If you like this series dont forget to smash that favorite button.
About William Goodyear
In 1894, Goodyear became the first football coach at Washington State College. He reportedly traveled from his home in Palouse, Washington each night to perform his coaching duties. Goodyear was not paid for teaching the team the elements of the game, and the school did not have a paid coach until 1900.
In the first game in the history of the Washington State Cougars football program, played on November 18, 1894, in Moscow, Idaho, Goodyear led the team to a 10–0 victory over Idaho. Eleven days later, the team suffered its first defeat, losing to the team from Spokane High School by a score of 18–0. Goodyear served only one year as the football coach, leading the team to a record of 1–1.
In October 1934, 40 years after the first Washington State football game, Goodyear and 12 of the players from the 1894 team were honored guests at Washington State's homecoming football game.