George Washington Woodruff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Washington Woodruff

American football player and coach, rowing coach

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1864

Place of Birth: Dimock Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1934

Profession: judge, lawyer, American football player, rowing coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About George Washington Woodruff

  • George Washington Woodruff (February 22, 1864 – March 24, 1934) was an American football player, rower, coach, teacher, lawyer and politician.
  • He served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania (1892–1901), the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1903), and Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1905), compiling a career college football record of 142–25–2.
  • Woodruff's Penn teams of 1894, 1895, and 1897 have been recognized as national champions.
  • Woodruff was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1963.

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