Remembering Coach Cleatis Goodlow

Coach Cleatis Goodlow For over 50 years, Cleatis served as more than a coach. He was a mentor, father figure, and community leader for countless young athletes in North and Northeast Portland. Born in 1942 in Galesburg, Illinois, Cleatis served in the United States Navy during the 1960s before moving to Portland in the 1970s. In Portland, he began a remarkable five-decade coaching career, driven…