Simon F. Pauxtis

Simon F. Pauxtis

Pauxtis at Dickinson c. 1911
Sport(s) College football
Current position
Team Dickinson College
Biographical details
Born July 20, 1885
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Died March 13, 1961 (aged 75)
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]

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
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Died: March 13, 1961 (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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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

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