Byron W. Dickson

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Dickson pictured in L'Agenda 1916, Bucknell yearbook

Byron Wright "By" Dickson (March 18, 1875 – May 22, 1930) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Colby College (1898), Gettysburg College (1900), the University of South Carolina (1901), Lehigh University (1906–1909), Bucknell University (1910–1913), Scott High School (1917), and 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)
1898 Colby 1–5
Colby: 1–5
Gettysburg (Independent) (1900)
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)
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

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