Pop Golden
 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) |
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]
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 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Fraternity, Phi Kappa Sigma (October 13, 2007). General register of the members of ... - Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Phi Kappa Sigma, Robert James Pilgram - Google Books. Retrieved November 9, 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ [ Displaying Abstract ] (August 21, 1949). "W. N. GOLDEN - Obituary - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.