# Simon F. Pauxtis

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American baseball player and football coach (1885–1961)

Simon F. Pauxtis Pauxtis at Dickinson c. 1911 Biographical details Born (1885-07-20)July 20, 1885 Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died March 13, 1961(1961-03-13) (aged 75) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Playing career Football 1907 Penn Position End Coaching career (HC unless noted) Football 1911–1912 Dickinson 1913–1915 Penn (ends) 1916–1929 Pennsylvania Military 1930–1938 Penn (ends) 1939–1946 Pennsylvania Military Basketball 1918–1919 Pennsylvania Military Head coaching record Overall 90–80–10 (football) 4–7 (basketball)

**Simon Francis Pauxtis** (July 20, 1885 – March 13, 1961) was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) player and [college football](/source/College_football) coach. He played football and baseball at the [University of Pennsylvania](/source/University_of_Pennsylvania) and appeared in four [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) games for the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds). He then had a 36-year college football coaching career which included head coaching stints at [Dickinson College](/source/Dickinson_College) and the Pennsylvania Military College (now [Widener University](/source/Widener_University)).

## Playing career

Baseball player

Si Pauxtis Catcher Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 18, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance October 5, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds MLB statistics Batting average .125 Home runs 0 RBI 0 Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Cincinnati Reds (1909)

A native of [Pittston, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania), Pauxtis played football and baseball at Edwards High School, [Wyoming Seminary](/source/Wyoming_Seminary), and [Lebanon Valley College](/source/Lebanon_Valley_College).[1] He was a catcher for the [Penn Quakers baseball](/source/Penn_Quakers_baseball) team while studying law at the University of Pennsylvania. He was noted not only for his defensive play but also for his batting skills.[2] Pauxtis also played end for Penn's football team.[3] He was declared ineligible from all of Penn's athletic teams in 1908 after it was discovered he had played professional baseball under an assumed name.[4] He graduated from the [University of Pennsylvania Law School](/source/University_of_Pennsylvania_Law_School) in 1910.[1]

After losing his college eligibility, Pauxtis signed with the [New York Highlanders](/source/New_York_Yankees). In June 1909, his contract was purchased by [Altoona](/source/Altoona_Rams) of the [Tri-State League](/source/Tri-State_League).[5] Later that year, he was acquired by the Cincinnati Reds to help pick up the slack in the team left by injuries of team players Tom Clarke and Frank Roth.[6] He played for the Reds for the 1909 season[7] playing his first official game on September 18 and his last game on October 5.[8] Pauxtis officially played for four games.[9] At the end of the year, he was sent down to the [Rock Island Islanders](/source/Rock_Island_Islanders), but Pauxtis refused to report.[10] In 1911, he played 80 games for the [Syracuse Stars](/source/Syracuse_Stars_(minor_league_baseball)) of the [New York State League](/source/New_York_State_League_(1885%E2%80%931917)).[11]

## Coaching career

Pauxtis was the 12th head football coach at Dickinson College in [Carlisle, Pennsylvania](/source/Carlisle%2C_Pennsylvania) and he held that position for two seasons, from [1911](/source/1911_Dickinson_football_team) until 1912.[12] His coaching record at Dickinson was 8–6–2.[13][14] While at Dickinson, he struck up a friendship with [Pop Warner](/source/Glenn_Scobey_Warner) who was coaching at [Carlisle Indian School](/source/Carlisle_Indian_School) at the time.[15]

From 1913 to 1915, Pauxtis was an assistant to [George H. Brooke](/source/George_H._Brooke) at Penn.[16]

Pauxtis coached football at the Pennsylvania Military College (PMC)—now known as [Widener University](/source/Widener_University)—in [Chester, Pennsylvania](/source/Chester%2C_Pennsylvania) from 1916 to 1929.[17] His 1925 team finished the year with a 9–1 record with victories over [Temple](/source/1925_Temple_Owls_football_team) and [Rutgers](/source/1925_Rutgers_Queensmen_football_team).[18]

In 1930, Pauxis returned to his alma mater as ends coach under [Lud Wray](/source/Lud_Wray). He was retained by Wray's successor, [Harvey Harman](/source/Harvey_Harman).[19] He was a candidate to succeed Harman in 1938, but freshman coach [George Munger](/source/George_Munger_(American_football)) was chosen instead.[20]

Pauxtis again coached at PMC from 1939 to 1946. His teams had a combined record of 82–74–8 during his two stints at the school.[18]

## Outside of sports

Pauxtis practiced law in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) and [Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania](/source/Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pennsylvania) for 50 years.[16] He was an [Electoral College elector](/source/United_States_Electoral_College) from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) in the [1916 Presidential Election](/source/1916_United_States_presidential_election).[21] In 1922, he was part of a group that purchased the New Lebanon Brewery.[22]

Pauxtis died on March 13, 1961 at his home in Philadelphia.[16]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Retire_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Retire_1-1) ["Si Pauxtis Quits at PMC"](https://books.google.com/books?id=j44tAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq). *Reading Eagle*. February 22, 1947. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Sporting Life](http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1909/VOL_53_NO_21/SL5321025.pdf) "American League Notes" July 31, 1909

1. **[^](#cite_ref-smolinski1_3-0)** [Major-Smolinski.com](http://major-smolinski.com/fnX.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080509145308/http://major-smolinski.com/fnX.html) May 9, 2008, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) "Si Pauxtis"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Penn Loses Pauxtis"](https://books.google.com/books?id=BgsbAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA23&dq). *The Pittsburgh Press*. October 16, 1908. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Baseball Briefs"](https://books.google.com/books?id=C8pbAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq). *The Meriden Daily Journal*. June 16, 1909. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [The Cincinnati Reds](https://books.google.com/books?id=wM-RcdEGhgsC&dq=%22Simon+Pauxtis%22&pg=PA94) by Lee Allen, 1948

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [The Sporting Life](/source/Sporting_Life_(sports_journal)) September 25, 1909

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Baseball Almanac](http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=pauxtsi01) Si Pauxtis Statistics

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Sports Illustrated/CNN](https://archive.today/20120729215425/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/players/p/47811/index.html) Baseball Statistics for Si Pauxtis

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Newsy Notes of Interest to All Readers of Sport"](https://books.google.com/books?id=uSJIAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6&dq). *The Sunday Vindicator*. December 26, 1909. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["1911 Syracuse Stars"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=019fb430). *Baseball Reference*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Centennial Conference](http://www.centennial.org/football/2008/guide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081029080109/http://www.centennial.org/football/2008/guide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf) October 29, 2008, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** "The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885-1969." Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Centennial Conference](http://www.centennial.org/football/mediaguide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080513071717/http://www.centennial.org/football/mediaguide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf) May 13, 2008, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) "2007 Centennial Conference Prospectus"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete](https://books.google.com/books?id=slOIHlG7bf4C&dq=%22Si+Pauxtis%22&pg=PA43) By Robert W. Wheeler, 1975

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Obituary_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Obituary_16-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Obituary_16-2) ["Si Pauxtis Dies; Former Grid Coach"](https://books.google.com/books?id=GT4mAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3&dq). *Gettysburg Times*. March 15, 1961. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** [The PMC News](http://www3.widener.edu/SiteData/docs/1935_Vol%20VII_No%202_Jan/0c43312c758443fdbcda258d6eb5c695/1935_Vol%20VII_No%202_Jan.pdf#7)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] "Thanksgiving Day Football Banquet" January 1935

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Widener_18-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Widener_18-1) [Widener University](http://www.widenerpride.com/documents/2008/8/12/08fbguidenet.pdf?path=football#41) 2008 Football Media Guide

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Mercer Named Coaching Aids"](https://books.google.com/books?id=J9QxAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12&dq). *Reading Eagle*. April 28, 1931. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["George Munger No. 1 Choice for Post At Penn, Says Official"](https://books.google.com/books?id=R7MhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA14&dq). *Reading Eagle*. January 12, 1938. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** [Political Graveyard](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#0MT0KX7V3) Simon F. Pauxtis

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["New Lebanon Brewery Sold"](https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7QhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq). *Reading Eagle*. October 15, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

## External links

- Career statistics from [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pauxtsi01.shtml) · [Retrosheet](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Ppauxs101.htm) · [Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=pauxtsi01)

v t e Dickinson Red Devils head football coaches No coach (1885–1895) Nathan Stauffer (1896–1899) Sam Boyle (1900) Ralph Hutchinson (1901) Charles P. Hutchins (1902–1903) Forrest Craver (1904) J. William Williams (1905–1906) Joseph Pipal (1907) Paul J. Davis (1908) Paul G. Smith (1909) J. Troutman Gougler (1910) Thomas Crooks (1910) Simon F. Pauxtis (1911–1912) S. W. Harrington (1913–1914) Francis Dunn (1915) No team (1916) Francis Dunn (1917) Forrest Craver (1918–1921) Glenn Killinger (1922) B. Russell Murphy (1923) Joseph Lightner (1923–1925) S. Marsh Johnson (1926) Robert Duffy (1927–1928) Percy W. Griffiths (1929–1930) Joseph H. McCormick (1931–1934) Art Kahler (1935–1941) Benjamin James (1942) No team (1943–1945) Ralph Ricker (1946–1949) Frank Maze (1950–1951) Alured Ransom (1952–1954) Brinton Piez (1955–1956) Donald Seibert (1957–1963) W. J. Gobrecht (1965–1979) Ray Erney (1980–1983) W. J. Gobrecht # (1984) Ed Sweeney (1985–1992) Darwin Breaux (1993–2016) Brad Fordyce (2017–2019) No team (2020) Brad Fordyce (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach

v t e Widener Pride head football coaches No coach (1879–1893) Harry Arista Mackey (1894) No coach (1895–1896) Frank Delabarre (1897) Bush (1898) No coach (1899) Nathan Stauffer (1900–1901) Edwin Stearns (1902–1905) Joe Messick (1906–1907) No coach (1908–1910) Jack Hollenback (1911) Bill Hollenback (1912) Dutch Sommer (1913) Danny Hutchinson (1914) Bill Hollenback (1915) Simon F. Pauxtis (1916–1929) Jud Timm (1930–1938) Simon F. Pauxtis (1939–1942) No coach (1943–1944) Simon F. Pauxtis (1945–1946) J. Ellwood Ludwig (1947–1952) George Hansell (1953–1961) Lee Royer (1962–1963) Art Raimo (1964–1966) Ed Lawless (1967–1968) Bill Manlove (1969–1991) Bill Cubit (1992–1996) Bill Zwaan (1997–2002) David Wood (2003–2009) Isaac Collins (2010–2012) Bobby Acosta (2013) Mike Kelly (2014–2018) Mike Barainyak (2019) No team (2020) Mike Barainyak (2021– )

v t e 1907 Penn Quakers football—national champions Dexter W. Draper Pat Dwyer Bob Folwell Howard Fulweiler Bill Hollenback John Macklin Allie Miller Simon F. Pauxtis Hunter Scarlett Gus Ziegler Head coach Carl S. Williams

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