Dorsey Golston III

American football coach
American football player
Dorsey Golston III
Personal information
Born: (1983-07-06) July 6, 1983 (age 40)
Kansas City, Missouri
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Southeast (Kansas City, MO)
College:Wyoming (2003-2006)
Position:Safety
Undrafted:2007
Career history
As a player:
  • Colorado Ice (2008)
  • Kansas City Renegades (2013)
  • Kansas City Bulldogs (2018)
As a coach:
  • Southeast HS (MO)
    Defensive backs coach
  • KC Phantoms (2017-)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Topeka Tropics (2022-2023)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Lee's Summit West HS (MO) (-present)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Kansas City Goats (2024–present)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Mountain West Conference selection (2006)
  • IFL All-Star (2008)
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:0
Sacks:0
Head coaching record
Regular season:3–0 (1.000)
Postseason:0–0 (–)
Career:3-0 (1.000)

Dorsey Golston III (born July 6, 1983) is an American football coach. He is currently the inaugural head coach of the Kansas City Goats in The Arena League (TAL), which began play in 2024. Golston is also a former indoor football player.

College years

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dorsey Golston III
CB 		Kansas City, Missouri Southeast High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Wyoming

Golston received interests from Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, and Wyoming but received no formal visits.[1] Golston originally committed to Wyoming on February 1, 2002[2] and re-committed to Wyoming on July 8, 2003.[3]

Golston was academically ineligible for the 2003 season and lost his scholarship, but regained his scholarship for the 2004 season.[4]

In Golston's senior season he was a Mountain West Conference honorable mention.[5] He finished the season tied for second in interceptions behind Eric Weddle, a former NFL player that was selected in the second round.

NCAA collegiate career Stats
Wyoming Cowboys
Season Games Defensive
GP Tackles Sacks Int FF FR
2003 academically ineligible
2004 11 32 0 1 0 0
2005 11 22 0 1 0 0
2006 12 38 0 4 1 0
Career 34 92 0 6 1 0

Coaching career

Kansas City Goats

On May 2, 2024, Golston was announced as the inaugural head coach of the Goats in The Arena League.[6]

Head coaching record

League Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Ties Win % Won Lost Win % Result
TAL Kansas City Goats 2024 3 0 0 1.000 — — — —
Total 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 –

References

  1. ^ "Dorsey Golston". rivals. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Dorsey Golston". On3Elite. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Dorsey Golston". 247 Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Golston Returns to Gridiron". Wyoming. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Football All-Mountain West Teams and Superlative Awards". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ @KansasCityGoats (May 2, 2024). "Welcome to the KC Goats Head Coach Dorsey Golston III! Dorsey Golston III was born and raised in Kansas City. All-State from Southeast High, and All-Conference Mountain West. Decorated arena career as player, current DBs coach at Lees Summit West" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

  • ESPN college player page