An All-American for HSU in the 1960s, Goodwin is in his final year as athletic director. Goodwin returned to his alma mater in 2000, and announced his retirement in the summer of 2009 effective March 1, 2010.

The event will feature numerous coaches, players and friends of Coach Goodwin with an entertaining event. Some roasters who have already confirmed include Arkansas Tech coach Steve Mullens, Henderson State coach Scott Maxfield, Georgia State assistant head coach John Thompson, Northwestern State coach Brad Peveto, James Meadors former SAU fullback, former assistant coach and associate athletic director at Northwestern State, Donnie Cox. Several others roasters are scheduled to appear but have not yet confirmed. Those names will be released at a later date.

Cost of the ticket includes dinner, cocktails, souvenir programs, and some great entertainment.

Proceeds are to benefit the Sam Goodwin Scholarship Endowment at Henderson State University.

Only 250 tickets are available at a cost $100 each and can be purchased by contacting the HSU Athletic Department at 870-230-5161. Donations are also accepted. Sponsorships are also available by contacting Troy Mitchell at 870-230-5197 or at mitchet@hsu.edu.

Inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, Goodwin is a 1966 graduate of Henderson State and a member of the Reddie Hall of Honor.

Prior to returning to his alma mater, Goodwin spent 17 years as head football coach at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La.

Prior to coaching at Northwestern, Goodwin spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas, where he coached running backs and quarterbacks under Lou Holtz. Goodwin helped the Razorbacks make appearances in the Gator Bowl and the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Goodwin was the head coach at Southern Arkansas University in 1979 and 1980, and he was the head coach at Parkview High School in Little Rock from 1970-78. He also coached at Hall High School in Little Rock, serving as head track coach and defensive coordinator for two seasons on teams that went 19-1-1.

Goodwin's first job was at Forest Heights Junior High School in Little Rock, where he was head track coach and head football coach in 1966 and 1967. His football teams were 14-2 those two years.

During his nine seasons at Parkview, Goodwin won 72 percent of his games and led the Patriots to five state championships. As a collegiate coach, Goodwin won 111 games, including a school record of 102 at Northwestern State. He is also the Southland Conference's all-time leader in victories and is a two-time winner of the league's coach of the year award.

Goodwin's Northwestern State teams won four Southland Conference titles (1984, 1988, 1997 and 1998), and 38 of his players at Northwestern State reached the NFL.

A native of Pineville, La., Goodwin attended Pineville High School and played on the 1960 state championship football team. In his senior year, he was named team captain and played offensive guard and defensive end while weighing only 160 pounds. He only played in two games during his senior year - the first one and the last one - because of a broken ankle.

Goodwin, a member of the Southland Conference Hall of Fame, came to Henderson State as a walk-on who developed into an All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference player on offense and defense. He earned NAIA All-America honors as a guard in 1965, and he was included in the AIC's All-Decade team by Dave Campbell's Arkansas Football Magazine.