Sam Boyle

Samuel Alexander Boyle Jr. was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute, Pennsylvania State University, and Dickinson College, compiling a career coaching record of 14–12–1.

Playing career

Boyle played end for the University of Pennsylvania and was declared a first-team All-American in 1897.

Coaching career

Penn State

Boyle was the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University for one season, 1899, compiling a record of 4–6–1.

Dickinson

After one year at Penn State, Boyle became the head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He led the 1900 Dickinson team to a record of 5–4.

Other athletic work

Boyle continued to work around sports as an athletic official. He also worked as a player-coach for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.

Death

Boyle died on October 30, 1923, at his home in Rydal, Pennsylvania, after suffering from tuberculosis for more than five years.