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Sam Boyle
American football player and coach (1876–1923) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Alexander Boyle Jr. (November 28, 1876 – October 30, 1923)[1] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (1898–1899), Pennsylvania State University (1899), and Dickinson College (1900), compiling a career coaching record of 14–12–1.
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Playing career
Boyle played end for the University of Pennsylvania[2] and was declared a first-team All-American in 1897.[3]
Coaching career
Penn State
Boyle was the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University for one season, 1899, compiling a record of 4–6–1.
Dickinson
After one year at Penn State, Boyle became the head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He led the 1900 Dickinson team to a record of 5–4.[4][5]
Other athletic work
Boyle continued to work around sports as an athletic official.[6][7] He also worked as a player-coach for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.[8]
Death
Boyle died on October 30, 1923, at his home in Rydal, Pennsylvania, after suffering from tuberculosis for more than five years.[9][10]
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