| Birth date | May 13, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Normal, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death date | February 28, 1980 (aged 67) |
| Death place | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Player sport 1 | Football |
| Player years 2 | c. 1930 |
| Player team 2 | Illinois State |
| Player sport 3 | Basketball |
| Player years 4 | 1930–1934 |
| Player team 4 | Illinois State |
| Player years 5 | 1939–1941 |
| Player team 5 | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans |
| Player sport 6 | Baseball |
| Player years 7 | c. 1934 |
| Player team 7 | Illinois State |
| Player years 8 | 1934 |
| Player team 8 | Baton Rouge Red Sticks/Clarksdale Ginners |
| Player years 9 | 1934 |
| Player team 9 | San Antonio Missions |
| Player years 10 | 1934 |
| Player team 10 | Palestine Pals |
| Player years 11 | 1935 |
| Player team 11 | Bloomington Bloomers |
| Player years 12 | 1935 |
| Player team 12 | Duluth Dukes |
| Player years 13 | 1936–1937 |
| Player team 13 | Davenport Blue Sox |
| Player years 14 | 1937 |
| Player team 14 | Fulton Eagles |
| Player years 15 | 1938 |
| Player team 15 | Hot Springs Bathers |
| Player years 16 | 1938 |
| Player team 16 | Hopkinsville Hoppers |
| Player years 17 | 1938–1939 |
| Player team 17 | Bloomington Bloomers |
| Player years 18 | 1939 |
| Player team 18 | Thomasville Orioles |
| Player years 19 | 1940–1941 |
| Player team 19 | Clinton Giants |
| Player years 20 | 1944 |
| Player team 20 | Kansas City Blues |
| Player positions | Halfback (football) Forward (basketball) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Overall record | 2–3–2 (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
- ^ Eastern Illinois Coaching Records Archived November 22, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Illinois State Athletics Percy Hall of Fame