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Sport(s)
  
Football, basketball

1946
  
1945
  
Ohio State (assistant)

Role
  

1939–1941
  
Colgate (assistant)

Name
  
Paul Bixler

1928
  
1947–1951
  
Positions
  
Guard, Fullback

Born
  
January 25, 1907 (
1907-01-25
)

Died
  
November 18, 1985, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Education
  
University of Mount Union

Paul O. Bixler (January 25, 1907 – November 18, 1985) was an American football player, coach, and administrator and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ohio State University for one season in 1946 and at Colgate University from 1947 to 1951, compiling a career record of 18–30–4. Bixler was also the head basketball coach at the University of Akron (1936–1939) and Colgate (1939–1941), tallying a mark of 52–27. He later served as director of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).

Bixler was a 1929 graduate of Mount Union College where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and played guard and fullback on the football team. He started his coaching career in Canton, Ohio at Canton Central Junior High and then at Canton McKinley High School. He then became an assistant football coach at the University of Akron where he also served as head basketball coach.

Bixler was the 24th head football coach at Colgate University located in Hamilton, New York and he held that position for five seasons, from 1947 until 1951. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 14–27–2, ranking him tenth total wins and 26th in winning percentage in school history.

Bixler died after suffering a heart attack in 1985.

References

Paul Bixler Wikipedia


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