Paul G. Smith
 Smith's senior portrait in L'Agenda 1905, Bucknell yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1881 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
| Died | September 1971 (aged 89) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bucknell University (1905)[2] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | Bucknell |
| 1909 | Dickinson |
| Baseball | |
| 1908 | Bucknell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–9–3 (football) 10–8 (baseball) |
Paul Garfield Smith (December 15, 1882 – September 1971)[3][4] was an American college football and college baseball coach from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Biography
Smith served as the head football coach for Bucknell University in 1908 and at Dickinson College in 1909, compiling a career college football coaching record of 6–9–3. Smith was also the head baseball coach at Bucknell in 1908, tallying a mark of 10–8.[5]
During the 1918 and 1919, high school football seasons, he coached Harrisburg Technical High School to 21 undefeated wins.[6]
He later worked as an attorney and judge, at one point serving as the president judge of the Dauphin County Court.[7]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell (Independent) (1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Bucknell | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 3–5–2 | ||||||||
| Dickinson Red and White (Independent) (1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Dickinson | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 3–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–9–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "L'Agenda 1905". p. 53. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ Theiss, Lewis Edwin (1946). Centennial history of Bucknell University: 1846-1946 - Lewis Edwin Theiss - Google Books. Retrieved July 25, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ The American bar - James Clark Fifield - Google Books. 1950. Retrieved July 25, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ "View Images FamilySearch.org — Free Family History and Genealogy Records". Familysearch.org. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ Centennial Conference Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
- ^ Beers, Paul (2011). City contented, city discontented : a history of modern Harrisburg. Midtown Scholar Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-9839571-0-2. OCLC 761221337.
- ^ Beers, P.B. (1973). Profiles from the Susquehanna Valley: Past and Present Vignettes of Its People, Times, and Towns. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811713801. Retrieved August 22, 2015.