Joseph Francis Golden Jr. ’53

One of Princeton's finest baseball players, Joe died suddenly of cardiac arrhythmia Jan. 7, 2002, at his Teaneck, N.J., home.

A left-handed first baseman, Joe entered from Penn Charter. He captained the freshman team and the varsity his senior year, when he won the batting title and led P.U. to the EIBL championship. Joe also swung a big bat for the Philadelphia Athletics before grad school and the service. In 1958 he became Len Milberg's partner at Milberg Factors in NYC and remained there throughout his business career. An all-round athlete, Joe had a low golf handicap and shone on the tennis court. Because of his dedication to Princeton's baseball program, he received the Robert L. Peters '42 Award. Both Peters and Joe were members of Cottage Club.

Our condolences to his wife, Eileen; daughters Mary Fran Sponseller, Eileen W. and Susan Del Rio; son William; and eight grandchildren. Eulogist Len Milberg said Joe never forgot where he came from and always remembered his friends.

The Class of 1953