Percy W. Griffiths
Percy W. Griffiths | |
|---|---|
Griffiths on 1920 Penn State football team | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Robert T. Secrest |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Secrest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1893 Taylor, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 1983 (aged 90) Clearwater, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Coaching career | |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1920 | Penn State |
| 1921 | Canton Bulldogs |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1926 | Marietta |
| 1927–1928 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 1929–1930 | Dickinson |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1927 | Marietta |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1925 | Marietta |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1927 | Marietta |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–41–10 (football) 31–34 (basketball) 17–15 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-American (1920) | |
Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths (March 30, 1893 – June 12, 1983) was an American football player and coach and politician. He played college football at Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University and professionally for one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs. Griffiths was the head football coach at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio from 1921 to 1926 and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1930, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–41–10. He was the mayor of Marietta, Ohio from 1938 and 1939 and served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 15th congressional district from 1943 to 1949.