The name Goodell identifies a diverse range of people, places, and historical entities. Most notably, it refers to Roger Goodell, the influential third commissioner of the post-merger NFL, and several American politicians including Charles Goodell (1926–1987) and David H. Goodell (1834–1915). Geographically, Goodell can be found in the United States as a town in Iowa and a creek in Washington, and extends to Goodell Glacier in Antarctica. Furthermore, the name is associated with Goodell Hall, a significant academic building and former library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the historic Goodell-Pratt tool manufacturing company, which was active from 1888 to 1931.