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 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) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1898 | Colby |
| 1900 | Gettysburg |
| 1901 | South Carolina |
| 1905 | Penn (field) |
| 1906–1909 | Lehigh |
| 1910–1913 | Bucknell |
| 1915 | Penn (field) |
| 1916 | Penn (chief assistant) |
| 1917 | Scott HS (OH) |
| 1918 | League Island Marines |
| 1919 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1920 | Penn (assistant backfield) |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | Franklin & Marshall |
| Baseball | |
| 1909–1910 | 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) |
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
editDickson began his coaching career in 1898 when he was hired as the football coach at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.[4]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Mules (Independent) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Colby | 1–5 | |||||||
| Colby: | 1–5 | ||||||||
| Gettysburg Bullets (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 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Football Notes". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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