Joe Golding
Joseph Griffith Golding
Born: February 26, 1921
Eufaula, OK USA
Deceased: December 26, 1971
Muskogee, OK
Position: HB-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 184
College: Oklahoma
High School: Eufaula (OK)
Career: 1947-1951
Drafted: 1946 in Round 5, #31 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Joe Golding played from 1947 to 1951 during his career with the Boston Yanks, New York Bulldogs and New York Yanks. Golding ran for 349 yards in his career on 114 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 27 passes for 289 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 26 | 71 | 2.7 | 15 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 24 | 36 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 63 | 240 | 3.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 349 | 3.1 | 39 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 24 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 34 | 4 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 16 | 2 |
| Totals | 27 | 289 | 10.7 | 34 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 10 | 129 | 12.9 | 35 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 219 | 10.0 | 35 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 29 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 7 | 192 | 27.4 | 53 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 13 | 289 | 22.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 654 | 22.6 | 55 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 4 | 205 | 51.2 | 89 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 46 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 511 | 26.9 | 89 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 12 | 7 |
| 1948 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 12 | 8 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Bulldogs | 11 | 11 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | New York Yanks | 11 | 0 |
