ɡˈʊd wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈaɪt plˈeɪnz, vɜːdʒˈɪniə, ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl sˈɪstəm ʌv hˈoʊmstɛd, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˈɪtsbɜːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.
Goode was born in White Plains, Virginia, educated in the public school system of Homestead, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1931.