Sport(s) Football 1916–1929 Pennsylvania Military Role Baseball player | 1911–1912 Dickinson Name Simon Pauxtis Overall 90–80–10 | |
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Born July 20, 1885Pittston, Pennsylvania ( 1885-07-20 ) Died March 13, 1961, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Simon Francis "Si" Pauxtis (July 20, 1885 – March 13, 1961) was an American professional baseball player and college football coach. He also served in the Electoral College for the 1916 Presidential Election for the state of Pennsylvania.
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Penn
Pauxtis played college baseball as a catcher while studying law at the University of Pennsylvania. He was noted not only for his defensive play but also for his batting skills. Pauxtis also was an All-American football player at Penn.
Cincinnati Reds
Pauxtis still in law school at Penn when he was signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1909 as a new recruit to help pick up the slack in the team left by injuries of team players Tom Clarke and Frank Roth. He played for the Reds for the 1909 season playing his first official game on September 18 and his last game on October 5. Pauxtis officially played for four games.
Pennsylvania Military
Pauxtis coached football at the Pennsylvania Military College (PMC)—now called Widener University—in Chester, Pennsylvania. He coached two distinct periods, from 1916 to 1929, and again from 1939 to 1946. At PMC, his teams developed a record of 82 wins, 74 losses, and 8 ties including a 9–1 season in 1925 with victories over Temple and Rutgers.
Dickinson
Pauxtis was the 12th head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for two seasons, from 1911 until 1912. His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 8 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 13th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and seventh at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage. While at Dickinson, he struck up a friendship with Pop Warner who was coaching at Carlisle Indian School at the time.