Simon F. Pauxtis
![]() Pauxtis at Dickinson c. 1911 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Pittston, Pennsylvania | July 20, 1885
Died | March 13, 1961 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] | (aged 75)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1907–1909 | Penn |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1911–1912 | Dickinson |
1916–1929 | Pennsylvania Military |
1939–1946 | Pennsylvania Military |
Basketball | |
1918–1919 | Pennsylvania Military |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 90–80–10 (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 | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Pittston, Pennsylvania | July 20, 1888|
Died: March 13, 1961 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 75)|
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 runs | 0 |
RBI | 0 |
Teams | |
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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 called 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 developed a record of 82 wins, 74 losses, and 8 ties 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 overall coaching record at Dickinson was 8 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties.[13] This ranks him 13th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and seventh at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage.[14] While at Dickinson, he struck up a friendship with Pop Warner who was coaching at Carlisle Indian School at the time.[15]
References
- ^ Anscestry.com "DEATHS IN LUZERNE COUNTY"
- ^ Political Graveyard Simon F. Pauxtis
- ^ Sporting Life "American League Notes" July 31, 1909
- ^ a b Major-Smolinski.com Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine "Si Pauxtis"
- ^ Ivy League Sports Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine Penn players in the pros
- ^ The Cincinnati Reds by Lee Allen, 1948
- ^ The Sporting Life September 25, 1909
- ^ Baseball Almanac Si Pauxtis Statistics
- ^ Sports Illustrated/CNN Baseball Statistics for Si Pauxtis
- ^ The PMC News[permanent dead link] "Thanksgiving Day Football Banquet" January 1935
- ^ Widener University 2008 Football Media Guide
- ^ Centennial Conference Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
- ^ “The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885-1969.” Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.
- ^ Centennial Conference Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine "2007 Centennial Conference Prospectus"
- ^ Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete By Robert W. Wheeler, 1975
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Simon F. Pauxtis at Find a Grave
- 1885 births
- 1961 deaths
- American football ends
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Dickinson Red Devils football coaches
- Penn Quakers baseball players
- Penn Quakers football players
- Widener Pride football coaches
- Widener Pride men's basketball coaches
- Altoona Mountaineers players
- Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
- People from Pittston, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania