Paul Withington

Paul Withington

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	January 25, 1888 Escondido, California
Died	April 2, 1966 (aged 78) Honolulu, Hawaii
Playing career
1908–1909	Harvard
Position(s)	Guard, center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1910–1914	Yale (line)
1915	Harvard (assistant)
1916	Wisconsin
1923–1924	Columbia (assistant)
1924	Columbia
Head coaching record
Overall	5–4–2
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Paul C. Withington (born January 25, 1888 – April 2, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a season in 1916 and at Columbia University for part of one season in 1924, compiling a career college football record of 5–4–2.^[1]

Withington attended Harvard University where he played football as a guard and center. He received his bachelor's degree from Havard in 1909, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard Medical School in 1914. Withington is notable as the only coach in collegiate history to be a head coach at the same time as working as a doctor. In 1914, he also published the book "The Book of Athletics".^[2]

Withington married Constance Restarick in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 1911. In 1917, he entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He was in charge of athletics at Camp Funston, playing on the football team. Withington was awarded the Legion of Merit by the U.S. Navy in 1945, the Silver Star, the French croix de guerre, the British Mons Star, World War I victory ribbon, the Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon, the American Defense ribbon and the Pacific Asiatic ribbon with star. He was also an honorary lieutenant in the Royal Medical Corps of the British Army.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1916)
1916	Wisconsin	4–2–1	1–2–1	6th
Wisconsin:		4–2–1	1–2–1
Columbia Lions (Independent) (1924)
1924	Columbia	1–2–1*
Columbia:		1–2–1		*Percy Haughton coached the first 5 games of the season.
Total:		5–4–2

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Dr. Paul O. Withington Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
2. Withington, Paul (1914). The Book of Athletics. Norwood, Mass.: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company. Retrieved July 24, 2012.

External links

• Paul Withington at the College Football Data Warehouse
• Paul Withington at the Internet Movie Database