Salem Goodale

Salem Goodale
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born September 16, 1871
Marshalltown, Iowa
Died August 22, 1931 (aged 59)
Millbrae, California
Alma mater Lake Forest University[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1890–1891 Baker
Head coaching record
Overall 6–2–1 (.722)

Salem Wales Goodale was an American football coach in the United States.[2][3]

Coaching career

Goodale was the head college football coach for the Baker Wildcats located in Baldwin City, Kansas. He held that position for the 1890 and 1891 seasons.[4] His coaching record at Baker was 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie. As of the conclusion of the 2012 season, this ranks him #11 at Baker in total wins and #4 at the school in winning percentage (.722).[5][6]

Goodale was the first victorious head college football coach in Kansas. He was the head coach at Baker for the first college football game played in the state of Kansas. On November 22, 1890, his team beat the Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 22–9.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1992/JSH1903/jsh1903b.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/genealogy/acbiorecord/1894.html#goodale-sw
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Shafer, Ian. "Baker University (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Baker Wildcats Recods By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Baker Football All-Time Records". Baker Wildcats. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Evans, Harold (August 1940). "College Football in Kansas". Kansas Historical Quarterly. pp. 285–311. Retrieved September 11, 2012.