Percy W. Griffiths | |
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 Griffiths on 1920 Penn State football team | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's15th district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Robert T. Secrest |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Secrest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-03-30)March 30, 1893 Taylor, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 1983(1983-06-12) (aged 90) Clearwater, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Coaching career | |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1920 | Penn State |
| 1921 | Canton Bulldogs |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1926 | Marietta |
| 1927–1928 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 1929–1930 | Dickinson |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1927 | Marietta |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1925 | Marietta |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1927 | Marietta |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–41–10 (football) 31–34 (basketball) 17–15 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-teamAll-American (1920) | |
Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths (March 30, 1893 – June 12, 1983) was an Americanfootball player and coach and politician. He playedcollege football at Pennsylvania State College—now known asPennsylvania State University and professionally for one season in theNational Football League (NFL) with theCanton Bulldogs. Griffiths was the head football coach atMarietta College inMarietta, Ohio from 1921 to 1926 andDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1930, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–41–10. He was the mayor of Marietta, Ohio from 1938 and 1939 and served three terms in theUnited States House of Representatives, representingOhio's 15th congressional district from 1943 to 1949.
After serving in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War I, "Red" Griffiths attendedBloomsburg Normal School. He moved on toPennsylvania State College where he playedcollege football as aguard forHugo Bezdek's undefeated1920 team. Griffith was named to the1920 College Football All-America Team.[1][2] He also lettered inlacrosse for the Nittany Lions and earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Penn State in 1921. He played one professional season (1921) with theCanton Bulldogs of theNational Football League (NFL).
Griffiths was theathletic director and coached football,basketball andbaseball atMarietta College inMarietta, Ohio from 1921 to 1927. He coached football at Marietta from 1921 until the end of the 1926 season, accumulating a record of 14–28–7.[3] While at Marietta, he also coached men'sbasketball[4] from 1922 until 1927.[5]
Griffiths was the 21st head football coach atDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania, serving for two seasons, from 1929 to 1930, and compiling a record of 2–13–3.[6][7][8]
Griffiths continued his education atColumbia University, graduating in 1930. He served as Marietta'smayor from 1938 to 1939 and later representedWashington County, Ohio andOhio's 15th congressional district in the 78th, 79th, and 80thU.S. Congresses for three terms from 1943 to 1949. Griffiths retired toClearwater, Florida in 1952, where he lived until his death at the age of 90, in 1983.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Marietta Pioneers(Independent)(1921–1925) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Marietta | 3–4–3 | |||||||
| 1922 | Marietta | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Marietta | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1924 | Marietta | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Marietta | 0–4–2 | |||||||
| Marietta Pioneers(Ohio Athletic Conference)(1926) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Marietta | 1–7 | 1–6 | T–19th | |||||
| Marietta: | 14–28–7 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Dickinson Red and White(Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference)(1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Dickinson | 2–7–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1930 | Dickinson | 0–6–2 | 0–4 | 4th | |||||
| Dickinson: | 2–13–3 | 0–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–41–10 | ||||||||
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| Preceded by | United States Representative (District 15) from Ohio 1943–1949 | Succeeded by |
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