Hall of Fame
Earl Goldman, a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas graduated from Merrill High School. He set several records while performing for the Golden Lions from 1967-70. As a sophomore, he was the 1968 NAIA national 800-meter champion after registering a 48.1 second time in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
That record time still stands today in the school’s history of Arkansas AM&N now UAPB. He earned a try-out at the 1968 U.S. Olympic Trials.
In that same year, he anchored in the Golden Lion’s sprint medley relay team that claimed winning honors at the prestigious Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and the mile relay team at the NAIA National Federation Indoor Track Championships sprint medley relay at the Houston Astrodome in 1970.
He attained professional status as a golfer in 1975, winning 20+ tournaments. Goldman was inducted into Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on September 16, 2005.
Goldman, an avid golfer is retired and lives in White Hall, Arkansas.