P. E. Shotwell

P. E. Shotwell
Shotwell pictured in The Bronco 1925, Simmons yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	1893
Died	1978
Place of death	Abilene, Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1916–1917 1918–1923 1924–1925 1926 1927–1934 1935–1945 1946–1952	Cisco HS (TX) Abilene HS (TX) Simmons (TX) Sul Ross State Breckenridge HS (TX) Longview HS (TX) Abilene HS (TX)
Head coaching record
Overall	14–10–1 (college) 255–92–18 (high school)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

P. E. "Pete" Shotwell (1893–1978) was an American football coach.

Shotwell was a 1916 graduate of Texas State University. He began coaching at Cisco High School in 1916 and later moved to Abilene High School. His 1923 Abilene Eagles team won all of its 12 games as well as the state championship in one of the strongest defense performances ever, allowing only one touchdown by an opponent during the whole season. After a short stint in the collegiate ranks at Hardin–Simmons University, Shotwell coached at Breckenridge High School, where he won a state championship in 1929. After winning another one at Longview High School in 1937 (the only in school history to date), he returned to Abilene, where he retired in 1952. His overall high school record stands 255–92–18.

Shotwell has been honored by the Texas Sports Writers Association, the Texas High School Coaches Association, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. The originally named "Public Schools Stadium", the 15,000+ seat venue built in 1959 that serves as home stadium for Abilene HS and Abilene Cooper HS, was renamed “Shotwell Stadium” in his honor.

Further reading

• Cashion, Ty (1998). Pigskin Pulpit: A Social History of Texas High School Football Coaches. Austin: Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 0876111681. 

References

Persondata
Name	Shotwell, P. E.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1893
Place of birth
Date of death	1978
Place of death	Abilene, Texas