James Goff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Goff

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 13-May-1912

Place of Birth: Normal, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1980

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach, baseball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Frederick "Pim" Goff (May 13, 1912 – February 28, 1980) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.
He was and the 11th head football coach at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—serving for one season in 1945 season and compiling a record of 2–3–2.
Goff was the head basketball coach at Millikin University in 1942–1943, at Eastern Illinois from 1944 to 1946, at Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—from 1949 to 1957, and at Quincy College and Seminary—now known as Quincy University, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 168–168.
He was also the head baseball coach at Millikin in 1943, tallying a mark of 5–2. Goff, whose hometown was Normal, Illinois, attended Illinois State University, where he lettered in football, tennis, basketball, baseball, and track.
He also played professional baseball and professional basketball.
He died in 1980 while vacationing in Tucson, Arizona.