Byron W. Dickson
 Dickson pictured in The Epitome 1910, Lehigh yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 18, 1875 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 1930 (aged 55) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1895–1897 | Penn |
| 1899 | Duquesne Country & AC |
| Position(s) | Lehigh |
| 1911–1913 | Bucknell |
| 1920 | Franklin & Marshall |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1901 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–49–9 (football) 7–6 (basketball) 45–53 (baseball) |
Byron Wright "By" Dickson (March 18, 1875 – May 22, 1930) was an
Franklin & Marshall (1919). Dickson was also the head baseball coach at Lehigh (1909–1910), Bucknell (1911–1913), and Franklin & Marshall (1920), amassing a career college baseball
record of 45–53. In addition, he served as the head basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall during the 1919–20 season, tallying a mark of 7–6.
Dickson was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1897 as an end.[1] In 1899, Dickson played professional football for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club.[2][3] He died on May 22, 1930, in Miami Beach, Florida.[1]
Coaching career
Dickson began his coaching career in 1898 when he was hired as the football coach at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colby Mules (Independent) (1898)
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| 1898 | Colby | 1–5 | |||||||
| Colby: | 1–5 | ||||||||
Gettysburg Bullets (Independent) (1900)
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| 1900 | Gettysburg | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| Gettysburg: | 3–6–1 | ||||||||
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | South Carolina | 3–4 | |||||||
| South Carolina: | 3–4 | ||||||||
| Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1906–1909) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Lehigh | 5–5–1 | |||||||
| 1907 | Lehigh | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1908 | Lehigh | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1909 | Lehigh | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| Lehigh: | 20–13–4 | ||||||||
| Bucknell (Independent) (1910–1913) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Bucknell | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1911 | Bucknell | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Bucknell | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | Bucknell | 6–4 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 20–16–2 | ||||||||
League Island Marines (Independent) (1918)
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| 1918 | League Island Marines | 7–1 | |||||||
| League Island Marines: | 7–1 | ||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Franklin & Marshall | 2–4–2 | |||||||
| Franklin & Marshall: | 2–4–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 55–49–9 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Byron Wright Dickson.; Former Pennsylvania Football Star Dies in Florida" (PDF). The New York Times. May 23, 1930. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ "Football". The Pittsburg Press. November 2, 1899. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Scored Against Stars". The Pittsburg Press. November 26, 1899. p. 14.
- Newspapers.com.
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