Goode began his coaching career in 1956 as backfield coach at Canadian High School in
Canadian, Texas. He spent two years working in the sporting goods business in
Andrews, Texas before he was appointed as an assistant coach at
Lefors High School in
Lefors, Texas. Goode returned to Hardin–Simmons in 1960 as an assistant coach, mentoring the freshman football team and the defensive backfield on the varsity team. Goode was hired to his first head coaching job at Lefors High School in 1961. After three seasons, he resigned to take the same job at
Taft High School in
Taft, Texas. The following year, he moved on to Beeville High School in
Beeville, Texas. Goode was the head football coach at
Clovis High School in
Clovis, New Mexico from 1973 to 1977, compiling a record of 49–14 in five seasons and leading his 1977 squad to the Class AAAA New Mexico state football title. ==Death==