Simon F. Pauxtis

Simon F. Pauxtis
Sport(s) College football
Current position
Team Dickinson College
Biographical details
Born July 20, 1885
Place of birth Pittston, Pennsylvania
Died March 13, 1961(1961-03-13) (aged 75)
Place of death Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Playing career
1907-1909 Pennsylvania
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1911–1912
1916–1929, 1936–1946
Dickinson
Penn Military
Head coaching record
Overall 90–80–10 (.528)

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

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Playing history

University of Pennsylvania

Pauxtis played college baseball as a catcher while studying law at 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
Born: July 20, 1888(1888-07-20)
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Died: March 13, 1961(1961-03-13) (aged 75)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
September 18, 1909 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1909 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average     .125
Home runs     0
RBI     0
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 history

Pennsylvania Military College

Pauxtis coached football at the Pennsylvania Military College (now called Widener University) in Chester, Pennsylvania.[10] He coached two distinct periods, from 1916 to 1929, and again from 1936 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 College

Pauxtis was the 12th head football coach for the Dickinson College Red Devils 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

  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 "Si Pauxtis"
  5. ^ Ivy League Sports 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 "Thanksgiving Day Football Banquet" January 1935
  11. ^ Widener University 2008 Football Media Guide
  12. ^ Centennial Conference "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 "2007 Centennial Conference Prospectus"
  15. ^ Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete By Robert W. Wheeler, 1975