Paul Withington

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Paul Withington

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1888-01-25)January 25, 1888 Escondido, California
Died	April 2, 1966(1966-04-02) (aged 78) Honolulu, Hawaii
Playing career
?	Harvard
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1915 1916 1923–1924 1924	Harvard (assistant) Wisconsin Columbia (assistant) Columbia
Head coaching record
Overall	5–4–2
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Paul C. Withington (born January 25, 1888 – April 2, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a season in 1916 and at Columbia University for part of one season in 1924, compiling a career college football record of 5–4–2.^[1]

Withington attended Harvard University where he played football as a quarterback. He received his bachelor's degree from Havard in 1909, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard Medical School in 1914. Withington is notable as the only coach in collegiate history to be a head coach at the same time as working as a doctor. In 1914, he also published the book "The Book of Athletics".^[2]

Withington married Constance Restarick in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 1911. In 1917, he entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Withington was awarded the Legion of Merit by the U.S. Navy in 1945, the Silver Star, the French croix de guerre, the British Mons Star, World War I victory ribbon, the Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon, the American Defense ribbon and the Pacific Asiatic ribbon with star. He was also an honorary lieutenant in the Royal Medical Corps of the British Army.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1916)
1916	Wisconsin	4–2–1	1–2–1	6th
Wisconsin:		4–2–1	1–2–1
Columbia Lions (Independent) (1924)
1924	Columbia	1–2–1*
Columbia:		1–2–1		*Percy Haughton coached the first 5 games of the season.
Total:		5–4–2

↑ DeLassus, David. "Dr. Paul O. Withington Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
↑ Withington, Paul (1914). The Book of Athletics. Norwood, Mass.: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company. Retrieved July 24, 2012.

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach for 2013 Rose Bowl.

Columbia Lions head football coaches

No coach (1870–1898)
George Sanford (1899–1901)
Bill Morley (1902–1905)
No team (1906–1914)
T. Nelson Metcalf (1915–1917)
Fred Dawson (1918–1919)
Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1920–1922)
Percy Haughton (1923–1924)
Paul Withington (1924)
Charles Crowley (1925–1929)
Lou Little (1930–1956)
Aldo Donelli (1957–1967)
Frank Navarro (1968–1973)
William Campbell (1974–1979)
Bob Naso (1980–1984)
Jim Garrett (1985)
Larry McElreavy (1986–1988)
Ray Tellier (1989–2002)
Bob Shoop (2003–2005)
Norries Wilson (2006–2011)
Pete Mangurian (2012– )

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Persondata
Name	Withington, Paul
Alternative names	Withington, Paul C.
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	January 25, 1888
Place of birth	Escondido, California
Date of death	April 2, 1966
Place of death	Honolulu, Hawaii

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