Al Golden (American football)
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Tight Ends Coach |
| Team | Detroit Lions |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 4, 1969 Colts Neck, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1991 | Penn State |
| 1992 | New England Patriots |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993 | Red Bank HS (NJ) (OC) |
| 1994–1996 | Virginia (GA) |
| 1997–1999 | Boston College (LB) |
| 2000 | Penn State (LB) |
| 2001–2005 | Virginia (DC) |
| 2006–2010 | Temple |
| 2011–2015 | Miami |
| 2016–present | Detroit Lions (TE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–59 |
| Bowls | 0–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| MAC East Division (2009) | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (2009) | |
Alfred James Golden, Jr. (born July 4, 1969) is an American football coach. He is a former head coach at Temple from 2006-2010. He has also served for five years as defensive coordinator at Virginia (2001-2005) and five years as the head coach at University of Miami (2011-2015). He is also a former tight end for the New England Patriots of the NFL. He was fired from Miami on October 25, 2015. He was hired by the Detroit Lions on February 1, 2016, as a tight ends coach.
Golden was a three-year (1989–91) letterwinner and tight end for Penn State, where he received the 1991 Ridge Riley Award, given annually to a player who displays excellence in scholarship, sportsmanship, friendship and leadership. As a junior in 1990, Golden played a key role in Penn State's nationally-televised 24–21 upset of #1-ranked Notre Dame at South Bend. His touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter tied the score at 21 as Penn State rallied from a 21–7 deficit. Golden was named captain of the Nittany Lions his senior year and helped lead them to a 42–17 win over University of Tennessee in the 1992 Fiesta Bowl, an 11–2 record, and a #3 ranking in the final 1991 AP Poll.
Golden spent the 1992 season in the National Football League with the New England Patriots.
Golden began his coaching career in 1993 as offensive coordinator at Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey. He then served as a graduate assistant under George Welsh at University of Virginia from 1994 to 1996, where he worked primarily with the linebackers and special teams. He helped develop All-ACC linebackers James Farrior and Jamie Sharper, both of whom were chosen in the 1997 NFL Draft. He then coached linebackers at Boston College from 1997 to 1999 under Tom O'Brien. While at Boston College, Golden coached All-Big East linebackers Frank Chamberlin and Erik Storz. The Eagles finished the 1999 regular season with an 8–3 record and a top-25 national ranking, while making their first postseason bowl appearance since 1994.
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