Wayne Hills Assistant Coach Dies Suddenly Tuesday

Jon Goldstein, a beloved assistant coach at Wayne Hills high school, died suddenly from cardiac arrest.

Goldstein, 41, was a longtime assistant football, softball and basketball coach at Wayne Hills. 

"Wayne Hills lost one of the greatest faculty members in the school today and one of the best coaches around. Goldy will be deeply missed," the Wayne Hills hockey team posted on Twitter Tuesday night. 

Coach Chris Olsen told NorthJersey.com that 'Goldy' as he was called on campus, "was my best friend" and that he was "devastated by this news."

Olsen told the website that Goldstein was on the sidelines helping to coach the Patriots basketball team against Fair Lawn. Olsen said Goldstein wasn't feeling well after the game and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital "where his condition worsened."

Goldstein's biography on the Wayne Hills football team's website said he was a Wayne native and attended Wayne Valley High School and William Paterson University. He joined the Wayne Hills coaching staff in 1995. He was an administrative assistant in the school's athletic department.

Goldstein helped the football team win eight sectional championships.

The hockey team called for athletes to wear some sort of black apparel to school Wednesday in Goldstein's honor.