Biographical details | |
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Born | Pavia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | October 28, 1867
Died | February 13, 1956 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 88)
Playing career | |
1889–1892 | Franklin & Marshall |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1891–1892 | Franklin & Marshall |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–7 |
Bruce Griffith (October 28, 1867 – February 13, 1956) was an American college football player and coach, missionary, and postmaster. He was the captain of the Franklin & Marshall College football team in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1892, during a period of time when the captain also served as the team's head coach. [1] Griffith led the school to a record of 6–7. [2]
Griffith was born on October 28, 1867, in Pavia Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He attended Franklin & Marshall College, where he trained for the seminary and played football as an end. [3] He moved to Wichita, Kansas in the 1890s, serving there as a missionary pastor for the Reformed Church before working in the insurance business with Aetna.
During the early 1900s, Griffith was commissioned as a colonel in the Kansas National Guard. During World War I, he served as a lieutenant colonel with the 130th Field Artillery Regiment at Fort Sill. U.S. President Herbert Hoover appointed Griffith as postmaster of Wichita, an office he held for four years. [4] [5]
Griffith died on February 13, 1956, at Winters U.S. Veterans Hospital, in Topeka, Kansas. [4] [5]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1891–1892) | |||||||||
1891 | Franklin & Marshall | 2–4 | |||||||
1892 | Franklin & Marshall | 4–3 | |||||||
Franklin & Marshall: | 6–7 | ||||||||
Total: | 6–7 |