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Princeton University Athletics
Veteran Football Coach Dennis Goldman Returns To Coach WRs
January 25, 2010 | Football
Dennis Goldman, who once coached a wideout bound to make one of the most memorable catches in football history, has been hired as wide receivers coach at Princeton, it was announced by Bob Surace, the Charles W. Caldwell Jr. '23 Head Coach of Football. This is Goldman's second stint at Princeton; his first included one of the most revered wins in program history.
“Having been around the East Coast for so long and knowing what a tremendous teacher and coach Dennis has been, the football team is honored to have somebody with that expertise to coach here,” Surace said. “I have several friends in the coaching field who have told me he is the best technical coach with wide receivers that they have ever been around.”
Goldman, whose coaching career has spanned nearly four decades, comes to Princeton from the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he has coached wide receivers since 2007. Under Goldman's tutelage in 2008, receiver Prechae Rodriguez emerged as one of the league's most explosive offensive threats and was named the East Division's Most Outstanding Rookie.
“I was here 29 years ago and I am very excited to be back at Princeton,” Goldman said. “This is a school that has great football tradition. It is the birthplace of college football.”
The Brooklyn native brings three decades of coaching experience at the collegiate level, including 10 seasons at Syracuse University. Prior to his time in the CFL, Goldman had most recently spent the 2005 season as the wide receivers coach at Temple University.
Goldman served as wide receivers coach at Syracuse for five seasons (2000-04). In total, the Brooklyn, N.Y., native worked as an assistant for the Orange for 10 years, first directing wide receivers from 1991-94 before returning to instruct tight ends and special teams in 1999. Goldman tutored a number of standout wide receivers at Syracuse. He coached Jamel Riddle and David Tyree, each a second-team All-Big East selection in 2002, and Johnnie Morant, who was drafted in 2004 by the Oakland Raiders; Tyree would famously go on to make the “helmet catch” late in Super Bowl XLII to help New York to a 17-14 win over New England.
During his first tenure as Syracuse's wide receivers coach, Goldman guided the careers of future NFL standouts Marvin Harrison and Qadry Ismail, both of whom surpassed 1,000 collegiate receiving yards.
Goldman began his coaching career in 1971 at Bulkely (Conn.) High School. He then coached at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut (1973) before working at Westchester (N.Y.) Community College in 1974. He landed his first four-year college coaching job at Southern Connecticut State, serving under George DeLeone from 1975-1979.
After a one-year stint at Orville Platt High School (1980), Goldman headed to Princeton (1981) to work under head coach Frank Navarro as a defensive assistant coach. That season included the famous 35-31 victory over Yale, which was named the Game of the Century by the Princeton Athletic News in 1999.
“The defensive coordinator at the time was Steve Schnall,” Goldman remembered, “and he bought us all silver mugs that say 'We Beat Yale.' I still have that on my shelves. That was one of the two or three biggest wins of my career.”
Following one year with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1982, Goldman directed Northeastern's secondary and special teams from 1983-85. He instructed wide receivers and tight ends at Holy Cross from 1986-1990.
Following his first stint at Syracuse, Goldman moved to Maryland to mentor Terrapin wide receivers for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. He helped guide Jermaine Lewis, who went on to an NFL career with the Baltimore Ravens, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars. He then served as defensive backs coach at Towson State in 1997 and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the Citadel in 1998.
Goldman is a graduate of Abraham Lincoln HS in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education at Southern Connecticut State, where he played offensive line, in 1971, and received his master's degree in physical education from the University of Bridgeport in 1974. Goldman and his wife, Christine, have two children, Jake and Leah.
“Having been around the East Coast for so long and knowing what a tremendous teacher and coach Dennis has been, the football team is honored to have somebody with that expertise to coach here,” Surace said. “I have several friends in the coaching field who have told me he is the best technical coach with wide receivers that they have ever been around.”
Goldman, whose coaching career has spanned nearly four decades, comes to Princeton from the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he has coached wide receivers since 2007. Under Goldman's tutelage in 2008, receiver Prechae Rodriguez emerged as one of the league's most explosive offensive threats and was named the East Division's Most Outstanding Rookie.
“I was here 29 years ago and I am very excited to be back at Princeton,” Goldman said. “This is a school that has great football tradition. It is the birthplace of college football.”
The Brooklyn native brings three decades of coaching experience at the collegiate level, including 10 seasons at Syracuse University. Prior to his time in the CFL, Goldman had most recently spent the 2005 season as the wide receivers coach at Temple University.
Goldman served as wide receivers coach at Syracuse for five seasons (2000-04). In total, the Brooklyn, N.Y., native worked as an assistant for the Orange for 10 years, first directing wide receivers from 1991-94 before returning to instruct tight ends and special teams in 1999. Goldman tutored a number of standout wide receivers at Syracuse. He coached Jamel Riddle and David Tyree, each a second-team All-Big East selection in 2002, and Johnnie Morant, who was drafted in 2004 by the Oakland Raiders; Tyree would famously go on to make the “helmet catch” late in Super Bowl XLII to help New York to a 17-14 win over New England.
During his first tenure as Syracuse's wide receivers coach, Goldman guided the careers of future NFL standouts Marvin Harrison and Qadry Ismail, both of whom surpassed 1,000 collegiate receiving yards.
Goldman began his coaching career in 1971 at Bulkely (Conn.) High School. He then coached at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut (1973) before working at Westchester (N.Y.) Community College in 1974. He landed his first four-year college coaching job at Southern Connecticut State, serving under George DeLeone from 1975-1979.
After a one-year stint at Orville Platt High School (1980), Goldman headed to Princeton (1981) to work under head coach Frank Navarro as a defensive assistant coach. That season included the famous 35-31 victory over Yale, which was named the Game of the Century by the Princeton Athletic News in 1999.
“The defensive coordinator at the time was Steve Schnall,” Goldman remembered, “and he bought us all silver mugs that say 'We Beat Yale.' I still have that on my shelves. That was one of the two or three biggest wins of my career.”
Following one year with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1982, Goldman directed Northeastern's secondary and special teams from 1983-85. He instructed wide receivers and tight ends at Holy Cross from 1986-1990.
Following his first stint at Syracuse, Goldman moved to Maryland to mentor Terrapin wide receivers for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. He helped guide Jermaine Lewis, who went on to an NFL career with the Baltimore Ravens, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars. He then served as defensive backs coach at Towson State in 1997 and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the Citadel in 1998.
Goldman is a graduate of Abraham Lincoln HS in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education at Southern Connecticut State, where he played offensive line, in 1971, and received his master's degree in physical education from the University of Bridgeport in 1974. Goldman and his wife, Christine, have two children, Jake and Leah.
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