Mike Goings, a graduate of Paulding High School, had a spectacular individual Bluffton football season in 1962. His 22 touchdowns and 132 points led the nation’s small colleges as he ran for 1,183 yards.
Besides the single season records for TDs and scoring, he holds the single game record for yards rushing (341 vs. Alma, 1962); records that continue to stand in 2012.
Goings was All-MOC and All-District in 1961-63 and 1965. He was the first player to lead the Beavers in rushing all four years. For his career, Goings had 3,338 yards in 580 attempts, 47 touchdowns and two conversions for 284 points.
A 1970 graduate with a major in social work, Goings has worked for Lima City Schools as a guidance counselor and home school coordinator, was with the United Parcel Service for a year and has been a sales representative with J.M. Sealts Company.
