Author Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe, a UNM alumnus, discusses his book “King Maker” at Bookworks on Saturday, Sept. 26. Goodloe’s book offers a look into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s partnership with athletes and entertainers.
Leadership, poise, charisma and a positive attitude are all desirable traits when recruiting a student-athlete. Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe brought these traits to the University of New Mexico football field along with a calling to facilitate change in the community.
Goodloe, a product of South Central Los Angeles, said he chose to attend UNM in the early 1990s for several of reasons: he would get to see playing time right away for a struggling program, he would get to experience a new culture with plenty of sunshine, and he would get a fresh start to tackle issues dear to him.