14 Facts About Paul Magoffin

Paul Parker "Maggie" Magoffin was an American football player.

Paul Magoffin played left halfback for Fielding H Yost's University of Michigan Wolverines football teams of 1904,1905,1906 and 1907, and was captain of the 1907 team.

Paul Magoffin later served as a football coach at North Dakota State University and George Washington University.

Paul Magoffin later ran track and played two years of football for Central High School in Washington, DC Paul Magoffin later attended the Academy at Marietta and played one year for of football for Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio.

At Marietta, Magoffin played for William C "King" Cole, who had previously been a star player for Fielding H Yost at the University of Michigan.

In 1904, Paul Magoffin transferred to the University of Michigan, began playing on the freshman team, but played in several games for the varsity team, though he was not awarded a varsity letter for the 1904 season.

Paul Magoffin continued as a starter at left halfback on the 1906 and 1907 Michigan teams.

Paul Magoffin did his greatest work in the Pennsylvania contest, fighting gamely and stubbornly to the end.

Paul Magoffin's repeated fierce tackling of Hollenbeck for losses was one of the redeeming features of that game for the Michigan spectators.

The 1907 team captained by Paul Magoffin won its first five games without allowing a point to be scored.

Paul Magoffin's touchdown was as legal as any play I ever saw on a football field.

In July 1908, after graduating from the University of Michigan as part of the literary class of 1908, Paul Magoffin was hired as the athletic director and head football coach for the North Dakota Agricultural College "Aggies," now known as the North Dakota State Bison.

In 1910, Paul Magoffin was the football coach for the George Washington University "Hatchetities" in Washington, DC In September 1910, The Washington Post reported that Coach Paul Magoffin led his George Washington football team in practice sessions on the White House Ellipse.

Paul Magoffin served as an official in college and high school football games for at least 32 years from 1912 to 1943.