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George Pfann

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1921–1923
  
Cornell

Role
  
American football player

1931–1935
  
Swarthmore

Education
  
Cornell University

Overall
  
8–26–1

Positions
  
Quarterback

Name
  
George Pfann


George Pfann

Sport(s)
  
Football, basketball, lacrosse

Born
  
October 6, 1902 Marion, Ohio (
1902-10-06
)

Died
  
December 17, 1996, Ithaca, New York, United States

George R. Pfann (October 6, 1902 – December 17, 1996) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Cornell University, where he never lost while starring as a quarterback, twice named an All-American. Before graduating from Cornell in 1924, Pfann also played on the lacrosse and basketball teams, and was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. He then studied law at Cornell while serving as an assistant football coach and freshmen basketball coach. Pfann completed his law degree at Brasenose College, Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. From 1931 to 1935, Pfann was the head football coach at Swarthmore College, compiling a record of 8–26–1. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1957.

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