| Pop Golden | |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1868 |
| Birth Place: | Athens, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1900–1902 |
| Coach Team2: | Penn State |
| Coach Years3: | 1903–1909 |
| Coach Team3: | Penn State (assistant) |
| Coach Sport4: | Baseball |
| Coach Years5: | 1903–1906 |
| Coach Team5: | Penn State |
| Overall Record: | 16–12–1 (football) 50–24–1 (baseball) |
William Nelson "Pop" Golden (July 3, 1868 – August 31, 1949) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University from 1900 to 1902, compiling a record of 16–12–1. Golden was also the head baseball coach at Penn State from 1903 to 1906, tallying a mark of 50–24–1. He was born in 1868 in Athens, Ohio.[1] He died after a brief illness in 1949.[2]