Simon F. Pauxtis

College coach infobox
Name = Simon F. Pauxtis


Caption =
DateOfBirth = July 20, 1885
Birthplace = Pittston, Pennsylvania
DateOfDeath = March 13, 1961
DeathPlace = [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
Sport = College football
College = Dickinson College
Title =
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 90–80–10 (.528)
Awards =
CFbDWID =
Player = trigger
Years = 1907-1909
Team = Pennsylvania
Position = End
Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1911–1912
1916–1929, 1936–1946
CoachTeams = Dickinson
Penn Military
FootballHOF =

Simon Francis "Si" Pauxtis (July 20, 1885 – March 13, 1961 [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wbalmanacs/1961%20deaths%20w-b-almanac.txt Anscestry.com] "DEATHS IN LUZERNE COUNTY" ] ) 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. [ [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#0MT0KX7V3 Political Graveyard] Simon F. Pauxtis]

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. [ [http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1909/VOL_53_NO_21/SL5321025.pdf Sporting Life] "American League Notes" July 31, 1909] Pauxtis also was an All-American football player at Penn. [ [http://major-smolinski.com/fnX.html Major-Smolinski.com] "Si Pauxtis"]

Cincinnati Reds

Pauxtis still in law school at Penn [ [http://major-smolinski.com/fnX.html Major-Smolinski.com] "Si Pauxtis"] when he was signed with the Cincinnati Reds [ [http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/pro-penn.asp Ivy League Sports] Penn players in the pros] 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. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=wM-RcdEGhgsC&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=%22Simon+Pauxtis%22&source=web&ots=DI7lStc_w6&sig=FnEavJ0wC5HT2tabSTbBpmebH2o&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA94,M1 The Cincinnati Reds] by Lee Allen, 1948] He played for the Reds for the 1909 season [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Paulmcdonald/Simon_F._Pauxtis The Sporting Life] September 25, 1909] playing his first official game on September 18 and his last game on October 5. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=pauxtsi01 Baseball Almanac] Si Pauxtis Statistics] Pauxtis officially played for four games. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/players/p/47811/index.html Sports Illustrated/CNN] Baseball Statistics for Si Pauxtis]

Coaching history

Pennsylvania Military College

Pauxtis coached football at the Pennsylvania Military College (now called Widener University) in Chester, Pennsylvania. [ [http://www3.widener.edu/SiteData/docs/1935_Vol%20VII_No%202_Jan/0c43312c758443fdbcda258d6eb5c695/1935_Vol%20VII_No%202_Jan.pdf#7 The PMC News] "Thanksgiving Day Football Banquet" January 1935] 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. [ [http://www.widenerpride.com/documents/2008/8/12/08fbguidenet.pdf?path=football#41 Widener University] 2008 Football Media Guide]

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. [ [http://www.centennial.org/football/2008/guide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf Centennial Conference] "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"] His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 8 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties. [“The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885-1969.” Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.] This ranks him 13th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and seventh at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage. [ [http://www.centennial.org/football/mediaguide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf Centennial Conference] "2007 Centennial Conference Prospectus"] While at Dickinson, he struck up a friendship with Pop Warner who was coaching at Carlisle Indian School at the time. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=slOIHlG7bf4C&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=%22Si+Pauxtis%22&source=web&ots=zqvDTv-KPk&sig=F00l8_a211d_xUFEXrqSBevYhIQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA43,M1 Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete] By Robert W. Wheeler, 1975]

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