On his first day as a student at the University of South Carolina, Andre Goodman walked past BJ McKie on campus. McKie already was a star for the Gamecocks basketball team, and Goodman, a freshman defensive back signee, was impressed.
“I’m not a person who gets starstruck easily, but I just remember saying, ‘Man, I’m on the same campus as BJ McKie, that’s pretty weird,’ ” Goodman said.
It’s an even bigger deal for Goodman now that he will be a member of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame alongside McKie.
“From an emotional standpoint, it feels like it’s culminating five years since retirement (from the NFL); and to actually be part of such a prestigious group of people is just a humbling feeling,” Goodman said.