Simon F. Pauxtis
Pauxtis at Dickinson c. 1911
Biographical details
Born(1885-07-20)July 20, 1885
Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 1961(1961-03-13) (aged 75)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Playing career
Football
1907–1909Penn
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1911–1912Dickinson
1916–1929Pennsylvania Military
1939–1946Pennsylvania Military
Basketball
1918–1919Pennsylvania Military
Head coaching record
Overall90–80–10 (football)
4–7 (basketball)

Simon Francis Pauxtis (July 20, 1885 – March 13, 1961) was an American professional baseball player and college football coach. He also served in the Electoral College for the 1916 Presidential Election for the state of Pennsylvania.[2]

Playing career

Penn

Pauxtis played college baseball as a catcher while studying law at the University of Pennsylvania. He was noted not only for his defensive play but also for his batting skills.[3] Pauxtis also was an All-American football player at Penn.[4]

Cincinnati Reds

Si Pauxtis
Catcher
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.125
Home runs0
RBI0
Teams

Pauxtis still in law school at Penn[4] when he was signed with the Cincinnati Reds[5] in 1909 as a new recruit to help pick up the slack in the team left by injuries of team players Tom Clarke and Frank Roth.[6] He played for the Reds for the 1909 season[7] playing his first official game on September 18 and his last game on October 5.[8] Pauxtis officially played for four games.[9]

Coaching career

Pennsylvania Military

Pauxtis coached football at the Pennsylvania Military College (PMC)—now known as Widener University—in Chester, Pennsylvania.[10] He coached two distinct periods, from 1916 to 1929, and again from 1939 to 1946. At PMC, his teams had a record of 82–74–8 including a 9–1 season in 1925 with victories over Temple and Rutgers.[11]

Dickinson

Pauxtis was the 12th head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for two seasons, from 1911 until 1912.[12] His coaching record at Dickinson was 8–6–2.[13][14] While at Dickinson, he struck up a friendship with Pop Warner who was coaching at Carlisle Indian School at the time.[15]

References

  1. ^ Anscestry.com "DEATHS IN LUZERNE COUNTY"
  2. ^ Political Graveyard Simon F. Pauxtis
  3. ^ Sporting Life "American League Notes" July 31, 1909
  4. ^ a b Major-Smolinski.com Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Si Pauxtis"
  5. ^ Ivy League Sports Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Penn players in the pros
  6. ^ The Cincinnati Reds by Lee Allen, 1948
  7. ^ The Sporting Life September 25, 1909
  8. ^ Baseball Almanac Si Pauxtis Statistics
  9. ^ Sports Illustrated/CNN Baseball Statistics for Si Pauxtis
  10. ^ The PMC News[permanent dead link] "Thanksgiving Day Football Banquet" January 1935
  11. ^ Widener University 2008 Football Media Guide
  12. ^ Centennial Conference Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
  13. ^ "The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885-1969." Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.
  14. ^ Centennial Conference Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "2007 Centennial Conference Prospectus"
  15. ^ Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete By Robert W. Wheeler, 1975

External links

Dickinson Red Devils head football coaches
Widener Pride head football coaches
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