Pop Golden
# 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. He died after a brief illness in 1949.

## Head coaching record

### Football

| Year | Team | Overall |
| - | - | - |
| Penn State (Independent) (1900–1902) ||||||
| 1900 | Penn State | 4–6–1 |
| 1901 | Penn State | 5–3 |
| 1902 | Penn State | 7–3 |
| Penn State: | Penn State: | 16–12–1 |
| Total: | Total: | 16–12–1 |
