Preceded by Robert T. Secrest Role Politician Succeeded by Robert T. Secrest Party Republican Party | Political party Republican Positions Guard Name Percy Griffiths Resigned January 3, 1949 | |
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Died June 12, 1983, Clearwater, Florida, United States Education Pennsylvania State University, Columbia University | ||
Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths (March 30, 1893 – June 12, 1983) was a Republican politician, coach and athlete.
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Early years
After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War I, "Red" Griffiths attended Bloomsburg Normal School. He next attend Pennsylvania State College where he would become an All-American college football player in 1920 as a stalwart guard for Hugo Bezdek’s undefeated 1920 team. He also lettered in lacrosse for the Nittany Lions and earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry there in 1921. He played one professional season (1921) with the Canton Bulldogs of the National Football League.
He continued his education at Columbia University, graduating in 1930.
Griffiths was athletic director and coached football, basketball and baseball at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio from 1921 to 1927. He served as Marietta’s mayor from 1938 to 1939 and later represented Washington County, Ohio and Ohio's 15th congressional district in the 78th, 79th, and 80th U.S. Congresses (1943–1949).
He retired to Clearwater, Florida in 1952, where he lived until his death at the age of 90, in 1983.
Football playing career
Griffiths was an All-American in football at Penn State where he played guard on the offensive line.
Marietta College
Griffiths 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. While at Marietta, he also coached men's basketball from 1922 until 1927.
Dickinson College
Griffiths 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. His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 2 wins, 13 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him 28th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and 29th at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage.