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. He died after a brief illness in 1949.