Byron W. Dickson

Byron W. Dickson

Dickson pictured in The Epitome 1910, Lehigh yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1875-03-18)March 18, 1875 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 22, 1930(1930-05-22) (aged 55) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1895–1897	Penn
1899	Duquesne Country & AC
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1898	Colby
1900	Gettysburg
1901	South Carolina
1905	Penn (field)
1906–1909	Lehigh
1910–1913	Bucknell
1915	Penn (field)
1916	Penn (chief assistant)
1917	Scott HS (OH)
1918	League Island Marines
1919	Franklin & Marshall
1920	Penn (assistant backfield)
Basketball
1919–1920	Franklin & Marshall
Baseball
1909–1910	Lehigh
1911–1913	Bucknell
1920	Franklin & Marshall
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1901	South Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	55–49–9 (football) 7–6 (basketball) 45–53 (baseball)

Dickson pictured in L'Agenda 1916, Bucknell yearbook

Byron Wright "By" Dickson (March 18, 1875 – May 22, 1930) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Colby College (1898), Gettysburg College (1900), the University of South Carolina (1901), Lehigh University (1906–1909), Bucknell University (1910–1913), Scott High School (1917), and Franklin & Marshall (1919). Dickson was also the head baseball coach at Lehigh (1909–1910), Bucknell (1911–1913), and Franklin & Marshall (1920), amassing a career college baseball record of 45–53. In addition, he served as the head basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall during the 1919–20 season, tallying a mark of 7–6.

Dickson was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1897 as an end.^[1] In 1899, Dickson played professional football for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club.^[2][3] He died on May 22, 1930, in Miami Beach, Florida.^[1]

Coaching career

Dickson began his coaching career in 1898 when he was hired as the football coach at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.^[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Colby Mules (Independent) (1898)
1898	Colby	1–5
Colby:		1–5
Gettysburg Bullets (Independent) (1900)
1900	Gettysburg	3–6–1
Gettysburg:		3–6–1
South Carolina Gamecocks (Independent) (1901)
1901	South Carolina	3–4
South Carolina:		3–4
Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1906–1909)
1906	Lehigh	5–5–1
1907	Lehigh	7–2–1
1908	Lehigh	4–3
1909	Lehigh	4–3–2
Lehigh:		20–13–4
Bucknell (Independent) (1910–1913)
1910	Bucknell	2–6
1911	Bucknell	6–3–1
1912	Bucknell	6–3–1
1913	Bucknell	6–4
Bucknell:		20–16–2
League Island Marines (Independent) (1918)
1918	League Island Marines	7–1
League Island Marines:		7–1
Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1919)
1919	Franklin & Marshall	2–4–2
Franklin & Marshall:		2–4–2
Total:		55–49–9

References

1. "Byron Wright Dickson.; Former Pennsylvania Football Star Dies in Florida" (PDF). The New York Times. May 23, 1930. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
2. "Football". The Pittsburg Press. November 2, 1899. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "State Scored Against Stars". The Pittsburg Press. November 26, 1899. p. 14.
4. "Football Notes". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .