Position(s) Guard/Fullback 1911–1912 Troy | Name George Penton | |
Born September 6, 1882Rockford, Alabama ( 1882-09-06 ) Died July 11, 1969(1969-07-11) (aged 86)Montgomery, Alabama | ||
George Washington "Doc" Penton (September 6, 1882 – July 11, 1969) was a college football player and coach. He was the brother of John Penton.
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Playing career
Penton played football, baseball, basketball, and track at Auburn University. He was a guard and fullback for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers football team from 1907 to 1909.
1909
Dick Jemison selected him second-team All-Southern at fullback.
1912
Penton was athletic director at Troy University and led the Troy Trojans to its only perfect season in 1912, a 3–0 record.
1913
He was then an assistant under Donahue in 1913. His first year there the team won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship.
1919–1921
Penton coached the Sidney Lanier High School poets from 1919 to 1921.
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