About Salem Goodale
Lived 1871 – 1931 (aged 59). Salem Goodale was a head coach and american football coach.
Salem Wales Goodale (September 16, 1871 – August 22, 1931) was an American college football coach and physician. 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. 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.
Goodale later practiced as a physician in San Francisco, and was a pioneering resident of Millbrae, California. He died on August 22, 1931.
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Who was Salem Goodale?
American football coach
When was Salem Goodale born?
Salem Goodale was born on 16 September 1871 in Marshalltown.
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Salem Goodale died on 22 August 1931 in Millbrae.
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Salem Goodale was a head coach and american football coach.
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