Tim Golden

Timothy George Golden (born November 15, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the mid-1980s. Golden played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles.

Early life

Golden was born in the small town of Pahokee, Florida. He attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, and played high school football for the Boyd Anderson Cobras.

College career

Golden accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played defensive end for coach Doug Dickey and coach Charley Pell's Gators teams from 1978 to 1980. As a junior in 1979, he lived through the worst season in the history of the Florida football program, when the Gators posted an 0–10–1 record. The following season, Golden was part of the biggest one-year turn-around in Division I football history, He was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and an honorable mention All-American in 1980. He appeared in forty games for the Patriots, and played his final two games for the Philadelphia Eagles in .