Joseph Griffith Golding (March 26, 1921 – December 26, 1971) was a professional American football halfback/defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Boston Yanks (1947–1948) and the New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949–1951).
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| Date of birth | March 26, 1921 |
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| Place of birth | Eufaula, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Date of death | December 26, 1971 (aged 50) |
| Place of death | Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Halfback / Defensive back |
| US college | Oklahoma |
| NFL draft | 1946 / round: 5 / Pick 31 (By the Chicago Cardinals) |
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| 1947–1948 | Boston Yanks |
| 1949–1951 | New York Bulldogs/Yanks |
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His 1951 Bowman football card #115 relates the following: "In the service for 44 months. Won Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Commissioned on the battlefield while an infantry-man in Europe".
Golding's brother, also named Joe Golding,[1] was a longtime high school football coach who led Wichita Falls High to four state championships. The field at Wichita Falls' Memorial Stadium was named in his honor and he was posthumously elected to the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1988.[2] His grand-nephew is current UTEP basketball coach Joe Golding.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Another Joe Golding making news, this time with ripped pants". The Oklahoman. March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Inductees: Joe Golding". Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
- ^ "ACU coach Joe Golding is living his dream and continuing family's winning tradition". Wichita Falls Times-Record. February 8, 2019.
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