P. W. Griffith

P. W. Griffith

College coach infobox
Name = Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffith


Caption =
DateOfBirth = March 30, 1893
Birthplace = Taylor, Pennsylvania
DateOfDeath = June 12, 1983
Deathplace = Clearwater, Florida
Sport = College football
College = Dickinson College
Title =
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 16-41-10
Awards =
CFbDWID =
Player = trigger
Years =
Team = Penn State
Position = Guard
Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1921-1926
1929-1930
CoachTeams = Marietta
Dickinson
FootballHOF =

Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths (March 30, 1893 - June 12, 1983) was a United States Congressman from the state of Ohio. He served in the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses from 1943 until 1949. [ [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/g.pdf#65 GPOAccess.gov] Biographical Directory] He also was a college football player and coach in the United States. Records may also have shown his last name spelled "Griffith" instead of "Griffiths."

Playing history

Griffith was an All-American in football at Penn State [ [http://www.dickinson.edu/magazine/article.cfm?article=55 Dickinson Magazine] "The Boys of ’31:Surviving Red Devils recall how they tamed the Nittany Lions" by David Smith, October 1, 2004] where he played guard on the offensive line. [ [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/LandingPage.aspx?type=glp&search=%2b%22penn%20state%22%20%2b%22red%20griffith%22%20%2bfootball&
] "New Castle News" November 18, 1921]

Coaching history

Marietta College

Griffith coached football at Marietta College from 1921 until the end of the 1926 season, where he accumulated a record of 14 wins, 28 losses, and 7 ties. [ [http://pioneers.marietta.edu/football/archive/2008-09/08mediaguide.pdf Marietta College] Football Media Guide] While at Marietta, he also coached men's basketball [ [http://www.wvustats.com/mbasketball/opp_coach.php?team_id=308&person_id=1960 West Virginia University] Basketball results] from 1922 until 1927. [ [http://pioneers.marietta.edu/mbasketball/archive/2007-08/mediaguide.pdf Marietta College] Basketball Media Guide]

Dickinson College

Griffith was the 21st head football coach for the Dickinson College Red Devils in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for two seasons, from 1929 until 1930. [ [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 2 wins, 13 losses, and 3 ties. [“The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885-1969.” Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.] This ranks him 28th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and 29th at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage. [http://www.centennial.org/football/mediaguide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf]

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