Sam Boyle

Sam Boyle
Boyle in 1895
Biographical details
Born(1876-11-28)November 28, 1876
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1923(1923-10-30) (aged 46)
Rydal, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1894–1897Penn
PositionEnd
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898Pittsburgh Athletic Club
1898–1899VMI
1899Penn State
1900Dickinson
Head coaching record
Overall14–12–1 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Second-team All-American (1897)

Samuel Alexander Boyle Jr. (November 28, 1876 – October 30, 1923) 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.

Playing career

Boyle played end for the University of Pennsylvania and was declared a first-team All-American in 1897.

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.

Other athletic work

Boyle continued to work around sports as an athletic official. He also worked as a player-coach for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.

Death

Boyle died on October 30, 1923, at his home in Rydal, Pennsylvania, after suffering from tuberculosis for more than five years.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding 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

  1. ↑ Alumni File at the University of Pennsylvania Archives
  2. ↑ Penn Athletics Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "All-Time Penn Football Honorees"
  3. ↑ Ivy League Sports Archived February 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine "University of Pennsylvania Honorees"
  4. ↑ Centennial Conference Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
  5. ↑ "The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885-1969." Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.
  6. ↑ "Decisive Defeat for Haverford" (PDF). The New York Times. October 7, 1901. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Pennsylvania, 22; Gettysburg, 0" (PDF). The New York Times. October 24, 1901. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ The Lafayette Weekly "Football Notes" September 23, 1898
  9. ↑ "Tuberculosis Kills Samuel A. Boyle, Jr". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 31, 1923. p. 24. Retrieved March 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Obituary Notes". The Pennsylvania Gazette. 22 (6): 135. November 9, 1923. Retrieved March 25, 2019 – via Google Books.