Byron W. Dickson
| Byron W. Dickson | |
|---|---|
 Dickson pictured in The Epitome 1910, Lehigh yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 18, 1875[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
May 22, 1930 (aged 55) Miami Beach, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| Football 1895–1897 |
Penn |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1900 1901 1905 1906–1909 1910–1913 1915 1916 1918 1919 Basketball 1919–1920 Baseball 1909–1910 1911–1913 1920 |
Gettysburg South Carolina Penn (field) Lehigh Bucknell Penn (field) Penn (chief assistant) League Island Marines Franklin & Marshall Franklin & Marshall Lehigh Bucknell Franklin & Marshall |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1901 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
48–43–9 (football) 7–6 (basketball) 45–53 (baseball) |
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Statistics | |
Dickson pictured in L'Agenda 1916, Bucknell yearbook
Byron Wright "By" Dickson (March 18, 1875 – May 22, 1930) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Gettysburg College (1900), the University of South Carolina (1901), Lehigh University (1906–1909), Bucknell University (1910–1913), and Franklin & Marshall (1919), compiling a career college football record of 48–43–9. Dickson was also the head baseball coach at Lehigh (1909–1910), Bucknell (1911–1913), and Franklin & Marshall (1920), amassing a career college baseball record of 45–53. In addition, he served as the head basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall during the 1919–20 season, tallying a mark of 7–6.
Dickson was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1897 as an end. He died on May 22, 1930 in Miami Beach, Florida.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Gettysburg Bullets () (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Gettysburg | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| Gettysburg: | 3–6–1 | ||||||||
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | South Carolina | 3–4 | |||||||
| South Carolina: | 3–4 | ||||||||
| Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1906–1909) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Lehigh | 5–5–1 | |||||||
| 1907 | Lehigh | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1908 | Lehigh | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1909 | Lehigh | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| Lehigh: | 20–13–4 | ||||||||
| Bucknell Bison (Independent) (1910–1913) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Bucknell | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1911 | Bucknell | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Bucknell | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | Bucknell | 6–4 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 20–16–2 | ||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (Independent) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Franklin & Marshall | 2–4–2 | |||||||
| Franklin & Marshall: | 2–4–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 48–43–9 | ||||||||
References
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- ↑ "BYRON WRIGHT DICKSON.; Former Pennsylvania Football Star Dies in Florida.". The New York Times. May 23, 1930. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
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