George Penton

Not to be confused with Doc Fenton.

George Penton
Biographical details
Penton at Troy c. 1911
Born	(1882-09-06)September 6, 1882 Rockford, Alabama
Died	July 11, 1969(1969-07-11) (aged 86) Montgomery, Alabama
Alma mater	Auburn University
Playing career
1907–1909	Auburn
Position(s)	Guard/Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1910	Jacksonville State
1911–1912	Troy
1913	Auburn (assistant)
1919–1921	Sidney Lanier H. S.

George Washington "Doc" Penton (September 6, 1882 – July 11, 1969) was a college football player and coach. He was the brother of John Penton.

Playing career

Penton played football, baseball, basketball, and track at Auburn University. He was a guard and fullback for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers football team from 1907 to 1909.^[1]

1909

Dick Jemison selected him second-team All-Southern at fullback.^[2]

Coaching career

1912

Penton was athletic director at Troy University and led the Troy Trojans to its only perfect season in 1912, a 3–0 record.

1913

He was then an assistant under Donahue in 1913.^[3] His first year there the team won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship.

1919–1921

Penton coached the Sidney Lanier High School poets from 1919 to 1921.

References

↑ "Aubrn's Gator Bowl Camps Rated Among Top Tiger Teams". January 16, 1955.
↑ "Second Choice Eleven Chosen By Dick Jemison". Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Auburn's Prospects Brighten Daily". Atlanta Constitution. September 14, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks head football coaches

C. A. Holton (1904–1905)
No team (1906–1907)
Earl Wells (1908)
F. A. Harwood (1909)
George Penton (1910)
Ben Harris (1911–1919)
J. W. Stephenson (1920–1921)
C. C. Bush (1922–1924)
Earl Wren (1925)
Al Clemens (1926–1928)
J. W. Stephenson (1929–1930)
T. B. Shotts (1931–1927)
Chester Dillon (1938–1939)
Osmo Smith (1940)
No team (1941–1944)
Chester Dillon (1945)
Don Salls (1946–1952)
Ray Wedgeworth (1953)
Don Salls (1954–1964)
Jim Blevins (1965–1968)
Charley Pell (1969–1973)
Clarkie Mayfield (1974–1976)
Jim Fuller (1977–1983)
Joe Hollis (1984)
Bill Burgess (1985–1996)
Mike Williams (1997–1999)
Jeff Richards (1999)
Jack Crowe (2000–2012)
Bill Clark (2013)
John Grass (2014– )

Troy Trojans head football coaches

Virgil McKinley (1909)
Dan Herren (1910)
George Penton (1911–1912)
No team (1913–1920)
J. W. Campbell (1921–1923)
Ross Ford (1924)
Otis Bynum (1925–1926)
Gladwin Gaumer (1927–1928)
No team (1929)
No coach (1930)
Albert Elmore (1931–1937)
Albert Choate (1938–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Albert Choate (1946)
Fred McCollum (1947–1950)
Jim Grantham (1951–1954)
William Clipson (1955–1965)
Bill Atkins (1966–1971)
Tom Jones (1972–1973)
Byrd Whigham (1974–1975)
Charlie Bradshaw (1976–1982)
Chan Gailey (1983–1984)
Rick Rhoades (1985–1987)
Robert Maddox (1988–1991)
Larry Blakeney (1991–2014)
Neal Brown (2015– )

Troy Trojans athletic director

George Penton (1911–1912) Bill Atkins (?–1972) Tom Jones (1972–1974) Robert Earl Stewart (1974–1991) Johnny Williams (1994–2005) Steve Dennis (2005–2012) John Hartwell (2012–2015) Sandy Atkins # (2015) Jeremy McClain (2015– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

1913 Auburn Tigers football—national champions

Ted Arnold Bedie Bidez Monroe Esslinger Legare Hairston Red Harris Frank Hart Bull Kearley Frank W. Lockwood Lou Louisell Kirk Newell Boozer Pitts Robbie Robinson Baby Taylor Big Thigpen Head coach Mike Donahue Assistant coach George Penton

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