Sam Boyle

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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]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898 VMI 4–2
1899 VMI 1–0
VMI: 5–2
Penn State (Independent) (1899)
1899 Penn State 4–6–1
Penn State: 4–6–1
Dickinson Red and White (Independent) (1900)
1900 Dickinson 5–4
Dickinson: 5–4
Total: 14–12–1

References

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  1. Alumni File at the University of Pennsylvania Archives
  2. Penn Athletics Template:Webarchive "All-Time Penn Football Honorees"
  3. Ivy League Sports Template:Webarchive "University of Pennsylvania Honorees"
  4. Centennial Conference Template:Webarchive "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
  5. "The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885-1969." Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.
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  8. The Lafayette Weekly "Football Notes" September 23, 1898
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