Pop Golden
American football and baseball coach
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William Nelson "Pop" Golden (July 3, 1868 – August 31, 1949) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University from 1900 to 1902, compiling a record of 16–12–1. Golden was also the head baseball coach at Penn State from 1903 to 1906, tallying a mark of 50–24–1. He was born in 1868 in Athens, Ohio.[1] He died after a brief illness in 1949.[2]
BornJuly 3, 1868
Athens, Ohio, U.S.
Athens, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 1949 (aged 81)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1900–1902Penn State
1903–1909Penn State (assistant)
Golden pictured in La Vie 1920, Penn State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1868 Athens, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 1949 (aged 81) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900–1902 | Penn State |
| 1903–1909 | Penn State (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1903–1906 | Penn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–12–1 (football) 50–24–1 (baseball) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State (Independent) (1900–1902) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Penn State | 4–6–1 | |||||||
| 1901 | Penn State | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1902 | Penn State | 7–3 | |||||||
| Penn State: | 16–12–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 16–12–1 | ||||||||
