Pop Golden

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]

Pop Golden

Golden pictured in La Vie 1920, Penn State yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1868-07-03)July 3, 1868 Athens, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 31, 1949(1949-08-31) (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