AL GOLDEN

Head Coach • 2011-2015

It's all about collecting The U, a collection featuring 524 alumni of the University of Miami football program.
  • Miami Hurricanes Football

Al Golden Football Cards

It's All About Collecting The U!

With over 525 player alumni and staff from the University of Miami Football program represented, I believe my Hurricanes card collection is the most expansive in existence. It includes players that have been inducted into Hall of Fames through practice squad members and those that merely committed and walked away before the season began. Also represented are head coaches, assistants, and other staff members of the program. Along with traditional football cards, I also count similar flat collectables like pocket schedules and ticket stubs.

The Card Album is my personal collection showcase. I originally designed my first website, CardMagnet.info, from scratch in Microsoft FrontPage and used tables to organize things. The site was updated regularly 2009 to 2021. I’m proud to say that I had regular viewers from around the world, and my content was frequently in the top results on Google’s web and image results. The time came to put some new tools and ideas to use, and so TheCardAlbum.com was born.

About Al Golden

On December 12, 2010, ESPN reported that Golden was offered and accepted the head coaching job at the University of Miami.[8]

In press conference remarks upon his hiring on December 13, 2010, Golden emphasized the importance of the University of Miami football legacy. “It’s the most recognizable brand in college football,” he said. “I go back to the former players that are here, the five national championships, 20 national award winners, countless All-Americans, incredible tradition. It’s a dream job.”[9] Golden signed a five-year contract at an undisclosed salary on December 14, 2010. However, due to NCAA rules, Golden did not coach the football team in Miami’s bowl game against Notre Dame but instead focused on recruiting players for 2011.[10][11] Despite fielding teams with multiple future NFL draft picks, Golden was unable to defeat Florida State, his in state rival, in 5 attempts.[12] Golden began his tenure hampered by probation from a previous booster scandal, and self-imposed bowl bans during Golden’s first two years with the program.[13]