Simon F. Pauxtis | |
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Sport(s) | College football |
Current position | |
Team | Dickinson College |
Biographical details | |
Born | July 20, 1885 |
Place of birth | Pittston, Pennsylvania |
Died | March 13, 1961 | (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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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]
Si Pauxtis | |
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Catcher | |
Born: July 20, 1888 Pittston, Pennsylvania |
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Died: March 13, 1961 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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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 |
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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]
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]
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]
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