George Palfreyman

George Palfreyman

Biographical details
Born	(1893-05-17)May 17, 1893
Died	November 7, 1936(1936-11-07) (aged 43) Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1912–1915	Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1917	Maryville Normal
Basketball
1915–1918	Maryville Normal
Head coaching record
Overall	2–13 (football) 19–10 (basketball)

George "Speed" Palfreyman Jr. (May 17, 1893 – November 7, 1936) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He was the second head football coach at Fifth District Normal School—now known as Northwest Missouri State University—in Maryville, Missouri, serving for two seasons, from 1916 to 1917, and compiling a record of 2–13. He was also the school's head basketball coach from 1915 to 1918, tallying a mark of 19–10.

After graduating from Benton High School in St. Joseph, Missouri, Palfreyman played basketball at the University of Missouri from 1912 to 1915 and was captain of the team in 1914–15. He taught at a high school in Maryville and was then employed by the Goodrich Tire Company as an assistant manager in Milwaukee. He also worked for Goodrich in Chicago and Akron, Ohio. Palfreyman died at the age of 43, on November 7, 1936, at the home of his parents in Topeka, Kansas.^[1][2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Maryville Normal Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1917)
1916	Maryville Normal	2–5	0–5	10th
1917	Maryville Normal	0–8	0–7	10th
Fifth District Normal:		2–13	0–12
Total:		2–13

References

1. "Missouri U. Star Dies". Jefferson City Post-Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. Associated Press. November 9, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Dies in Topeka, Kan.—George Palfreyman Jr. Once Was Athletic Star At Benton". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. November 7, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• George Palfreyman at Find a Grave