James Goff

American athlete and coach (1912–1980)

James Goff
Biographical details
Born	(1912-05-13)May 13, 1912 Normal, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 28, 1980(1980-02-28) (aged 67) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1930	Illinois State
Basketball
1930–1934	Illinois State
1939–1941	Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
Baseball
c. 1934	Illinois State
1934	Baton Rouge Red Sticks/Clarksdale Ginners
1934	San Antonio Missions
1934	Palestine Pals
1935	Bloomington Bloomers
1935	Duluth Dukes
1936–1937	Davenport Blue Sox
1937	Fulton Eagles
1938	Hot Springs Bathers
1938	Hopkinsville Hoppers
1938–1939	Bloomington Bloomers
1939	Thomasville Orioles
1940–1941	Clinton Giants
1944	Kansas City Blues

Position(s)	Halfback (football) Forward (basketball) Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942	Millikin (assistant)
1945	Eastern Illinois
Basketball
1942–1943	Millikin
1944–1946	Eastern Illinois
1949–1957	Illinois State
1957–1960	Quincy
Baseball
1943	Millikin

Head coaching record
Overall	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]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1945)
1945	Eastern Illinois	2–3–2	1–1–2	T–3rd
Eastern Illinois:		2–3–2	1–1–2
Total:		2–3–2

References

^ Eastern Illinois Coaching Records Archived November 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c Illinois State Athletics Percy Hall of Fame

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
James Goff at Find a Grave

Millikin Big Blue men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1903–1904)
No team (1904–1905)
James N. Ashmore (1905–1907)
J. C. Elder (1907–1908)
L. L. Hoopes (1908–1909)
James N. Ashmore (1909–1914)
Neal Price (1914–1915)
Norman G. Wann (1915–1918)
Robert E. Brannan (1918–1919)
Norman G. Wann (1919–1923)
Rollie Williams (1923–1924)
Leo Johnson (1924–1926)
Wayne Gill (1926–1932)
Leo Johnson (1932–1937)
Harold Johnson (1937–1940)
Marshall Wells (1940–1942)
James Goff (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Marshall Wells (1945–1946)
Don Lindeberg (1946–1947)
Ralph Allan (1947–1962)
Don Williams (1962–1969)
Jerald Gray (1969–1975)
Joe Ramsey (1975–1996)
Tim Littrell (1996–2007)
Marc Smith (2007–2011)
Matt Nadelhoffer (2011–2017)
Mark Scherer (2017–2021)
Kramer Soderberg (2021– )

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball head coaches
Joseph Brown (1908–1910) No team (1910–1911) Charles Lantz (1911–1917) No team (1917–1918) Charles Lantz (1918–1935) Winfield Angus (1935–1936) Gilbert Carson (1936–1942) Clayton Miller (1942–1943) Charles Lantz (1943–1944) James Goff (1944–1946) Bill Healey (1946–1953) Robert Carey (1953–1961) Rex Darling (1961–1962) Robert Carey (1962–1964) Rex Darling (1964–1967) John Caine (1967–1968) Don Eddy (1968–1980) Rick Samuels (1980–2005) Mike Miller (2005–2012) Jay Spoonhour (2012–2021) Marty Simmons (2021– )

Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball head coaches

Joseph Brown (1908–1910)
No team (1910–1911)
Charles Lantz (1911–1917)
No team (1917–1918)
Charles Lantz (1918–1935)
Winfield Angus (1935–1936)
Gilbert Carson (1936–1942)
Clayton Miller (1942–1943)
Charles Lantz (1943–1944)
James Goff (1944–1946)
Bill Healey (1946–1953)
Robert Carey (1953–1961)
Rex Darling (1961–1962)
Robert Carey (1962–1964)
Rex Darling (1964–1967)
John Caine (1967–1968)
Don Eddy (1968–1980)
Rick Samuels (1980–2005)
Mike Miller (2005–2012)
Jay Spoonhour (2012–2021)
Marty Simmons (2021– )

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers head football coaches
Otis Caldwell (1899–1901) Thornton Smallwood (1902) Thomas Briggs (1903) Joseph Brown (1904–1909) Harold Railsback (1910) Charles Lantz (1911–1917) No team (1918) Charles Lantz (1919–1934) Winfield Angus (1935) Gilbert Carson (1936–1937) Harold Ave (1938) Gilbert Carson (1939–1941) Clayton Miller (1942) No team (1943) Charles Lantz (1944) James Goff (1945) Maynard O'Brien (1946–1950) Rex Darling (1951) Maynard O'Brien (1952–1955) Keith Smith (1956) Ralph Kohl (1957–1964) Clyde Biggers (1965–1971) Jack Dean (1972–1974) John Konstantinos (1975–1977) Darrell Mudra (1978–1982) Al Molde (1983–1986) Bob Spoo (1987–2005) Mark Hutson # (2006) Bob Spoo (2007–2011) Dino Babers (2012–2013) Kim Dameron (2014–2018) Adam Cushing (2019–2021) Chris Wilkerson (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Eastern Illinois Panthers head football coaches

Otis Caldwell (1899–1901)
Thornton Smallwood (1902)
Thomas Briggs (1903)
Joseph Brown (1904–1909)
Harold Railsback (1910)
Charles Lantz (1911–1917)
No team (1918)
Charles Lantz (1919–1934)
Winfield Angus (1935)
Gilbert Carson (1936–1937)
Harold Ave (1938)
Gilbert Carson (1939–1941)
Clayton Miller (1942)
No team (1943)
Charles Lantz (1944)
James Goff (1945)
Maynard O'Brien (1946–1950)
Rex Darling (1951)
Maynard O'Brien (1952–1955)
Keith Smith (1956)
Ralph Kohl (1957–1964)
Clyde Biggers (1965–1971)
Jack Dean (1972–1974)
John Konstantinos (1975–1977)
Darrell Mudra (1978–1982)
Al Molde (1983–1986)
Bob Spoo (1987–2005)
Mark Hutson # (2006)
Bob Spoo (2007–2011)
Dino Babers (2012–2013)
Kim Dameron (2014–2018)
Adam Cushing (2019–2021)
Chris Wilkerson (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches
B. C. Edwards (1898–1902) John P. Stewart (1902–1906) William Bawden (1906–1908) George Binnewies (1908–1910) Harrison Russell (1910–1923) Clifford E. Horton (1923–1925) Don Karnes (1925–1927) Joe Cogdal (1927–1949) James Goff (1949–1957) James Collie (1957–1970) Will Robinson (1970–1975) Gene Smithson (1975–1978) Bob Donewald (1978–1989) Bob Bender (1989–1993) Kevin Stallings (1993–1999) Tom Richardson (1999–2003) Porter Moser (2003–2007) Tim Jankovich (2007–2012) Dan Muller (2012–2022) Brian Jones # (2022) Ryan Pedon (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches

B. C. Edwards (1898–1902)
John P. Stewart (1902–1906)
William Bawden (1906–1908)
George Binnewies (1908–1910)
Harrison Russell (1910–1923)
Clifford E. Horton (1923–1925)
Don Karnes (1925–1927)
Joe Cogdal (1927–1949)
James Goff (1949–1957)
James Collie (1957–1970)
Will Robinson (1970–1975)
Gene Smithson (1975–1978)
Bob Donewald (1978–1989)
Bob Bender (1989–1993)
Kevin Stallings (1993–1999)
Tom Richardson (1999–2003)
Porter Moser (2003–2007)
Tim Jankovich (2007–2012)
Dan Muller (2012–2022)
Brian Jones # (2022)
Ryan Pedon (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

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