Salem Goodale Explained

Salem Goodale
Birth Date:16 September 1871
Birth Place:Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Millbrae, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Lake Forest College
Coach Years1:1890–1891
Coach Team1:Baker
Overall Record:6–2–1

Salem Wales Goodale (September 16, 1871 – August 22, 1931) was an American college football coach and physician.[1] [2] He was the head football coach at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, serving from 1890 to 1891, and compiling a record of 6–2–1.[3] 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.[4]

Goodale later practiced as a physician in San Francisco, and was a poineering resident of Millbrae, California. He died on August 22, 1931.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amherst College Biographical Record: Class of 1894. www3.amherst.edu. June 25, 2015.
  2. Book: Amherst Graduates' Quarterly. 1931. no. 1; no. 81. Alumni Council of Amherst College. June 25, 2015.
  3. Web site: . All-Time Coaches . . November 3, 2024 .
  4. Web site: College Football in Kansas. Kansas Historical Quarterly. Harold. Evans. August 1940. 285–311. September 11, 2012.
  5. News: . Funeral Rites For Dr. Salem Goodale . The Oakland Post Enquirer . . August 25, 1931 . 4 . November 3, 2024 . .