Paul Bixler
American football head coach
1907 – 1985
Who was Paul Bixler?
Paul O. Bixler was an American football player, coach, and administrator and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ohio State University for one season in 1946 and at Colgate University from 1947 to 1951, compiling a career record of 18–30–4. Bixler was also the head basketball coach at the University of Akron and Colgate, tallying a mark of 52–27. He later served as director of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
Bixler was a 1929 graduate of Mount Union College where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and played guard and fullback on the football team. He started his coaching career in Canton, Ohio at Canton Central Junior High and then at Canton McKinley High School. He then became an assistant football coach at the University of Akron where he also served as head basketball coach.
Bixler was the 24th head football coach at Colgate University located in Hamilton, New York and he held that position for five seasons, from 1947 until 1951. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 14–27–2, ranking him tenth total wins and 26th in winning percentage in school history.
He died after suffering a heart attack in 1985.
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- Born
- Jan 25, 1907
- Also known as
- Paul O. Bixler
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Mount Union College
- Died
- Nov 18, 1985
Cleveland
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on July 23, 2013
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