James Goff
Birth dateMay 13, 1912
Birth placeNormal, Illinois, U.S.
Death dateFebruary 28, 1980 (aged 67)
Death placeTucson, Arizona, U.S.
Player sport 1Football
Player years 2c. 1930
Player team 2Illinois State
Player sport 3Basketball
Player years 41930–1934
Player team 4Illinois State
Player years 51939–1941
Player team 5Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
Player sport 6Baseball
Player years 7c. 1934
Player team 7Illinois State
Player years 81934
Player team 8Baton Rouge Red Sticks/Clarksdale Ginners
Player years 91934
Player team 9San Antonio Missions
Player years 101934
Player team 10Palestine Pals
Player years 111935
Player team 11Bloomington Bloomers
Player years 121935
Player team 12Duluth Dukes
Player years 131936–1937
Player team 13Davenport Blue Sox
Player years 141937
Player team 14Fulton Eagles
Player years 151938
Player team 15Hot Springs Bathers
Player years 161938
Player team 16Hopkinsville Hoppers
Player years 171938–1939
Player team 17Bloomington Bloomers
Player years 181939
Player team 18Thomasville Orioles
Player years 191940–1941
Player team 19Clinton Giants
Player years 201944
Player team 20Kansas City Blues
Player positionsHalfback (football)
Forward (basketball)
Pitcher (baseball)
Overall record2–3–2 (football)
168–168 (basketball)
5–2 (baseball)

James Frederick "Pim" Goff (May 13, 1912 – February 28, 1980) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.

Career

He was the 11th head football coach at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—serving for one season in 1945 season and compiling a record of 2–3–2.[1] Goff was the head basketball coach at Millikin University in 1942–1943, at Eastern Illinois from 1944 to 1946, at Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—from 1949 to 1957, and at Quincy College and Seminary—now known as Quincy University, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 168–168. He was also the head baseball coach at Millikin in 1943, tallying a mark of 5–2.

Goff, whose hometown was Normal, Illinois,[2] attended Illinois State University, where he lettered in football, tennis, basketball, baseball, and track. He also played professional baseball and professional basketball.[2] He died in 1980 while vacationing in Tucson, Arizona.[2]

References

  1. ^ Eastern Illinois Coaching Records Archived November 22, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Illinois State Athletics Percy Hall of Fame