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Fred
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Hired on November 28, 2006,
Fred Goldsmith became the
18th Head Coach in
Lenoir-Rhyne College’s
Football history.
From 2001 to 2005, he was
Head Coach of Franklin High
School in Franklin, N.C.
During that time, he led the
team to the most wins in its
history (47-15) and was
named Coach of the Year in
2001.
From 1999 to 2001, he served
as a color analyst for the
Catamount Network of Western
Carolina University.
Goldsmith’s early career
included coaching positions
at several high schools and
universities.
He has previously served as
a member of the NCAA
Legislative Committee and
Football Issues Committee,
representing the ACC and all
Division II through Division
I programs in North
Carolina, South Carolina and
Virginia.
As one of the nation’s
leading clinicians,
Goldsmith has headlined many
football clinics in Texas,
Colorado, Minnesota,
Arkansas, Florida, Missouri,
Georgia and the Carolinas.
He has been an active member
of the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes for many
years and is a highly
sought-after public speaker.
Goldsmith has twice been
voted national coach of the
year at the Division I
level.
He served as head football
coach at Duke University
(1993-1998) and Rice
University (1989-1993).
While at Duke, he led the
nation in football
graduation rates four times
and was named ACC Coach of
the Year and Bobby Dodd
National Coach of the Year
in 1994.
He also led the team to the
Hall of Fame Bowl in 1995,
one of Duke’s two bowl games
in 40 years.
At Rice University, he led
the conference in graduation
rates five times.
In 1992, Rice had its first
winning season in 29 years
and Goldsmith was named
Sports Illustrated National
Coach of the Year.
He also served as assistant
head coach and defensive
coordinator at the
University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, Ark., from
1984 to 1988.
During that time, the team
had five bowl appearances
and was Southwest Conference
Champions for the first time
in 14 years in 1988 when the
Razorbacks finished 10-2 and
earned a berth in the Cotton
Bowl.
From 1979 to 1983, he was
assistant head coach and
defensive coordinator for
the United States Air Force
Academy, where they received
the academy’s first
Commander-in-Chief Trophy.
During his tenure there, the
team played in the Hall of
Fame Bowl and the
Independence Bowl. It also
defeated Notre Dame for the
first time.
He served as defensive
coordinator and recruiting
coordinator at Florida A&M
University in Tallahassee,
Fla., from 1974 to 1979.
Florida A&M was the nation’s
only undefeated team in 1977
and was named Black College
National Champions that
year.
The Rattlers won the
inaugural NCAA Division I-AA
National Championship in
1978, as A&M led the country
in scoring, rushing and
total defense.
He has been married to the
former Pamela Penland for 41
years.
They have two daughters, two
granddaughters and one
grandson. Goldsmith grew up
in Florida, where he played
on the Coral Gables High
School football team.
He attended Western Carolina
University for two years on
a football scholarship and
transferred to the
University of Florida, where
he earned a bachelor’s
degree in health and
physical education in 1967
and a master’s degree in
education administration in
1972.
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