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George Palfreyman

George Palfreyman
Biographical details
Born(1893-05-17)May 17, 1893
DiedNovember 7, 1936(1936-11-07) (aged 43)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1912–1915Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1917Maryville Normal
Basketball
1915–1918Maryville Normal
Head coaching record
Overall2–13 (football)
19–10 (basketball)

George "Speed" Palfreyman Jr. (May 17, 1893 – November 7, 1936) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He was the second head football coach at Fifth District Normal School—now known as Northwest Missouri State University—in Maryville, Missouri, serving for two seasons, from 1916 to 1917, and compiling a record of 2–13. He was also the school's head basketball coach from 1915 to 1918, tallying a mark of 19–10.

After graduating from Benton High School in St. Joseph, Missouri, Palfreyman played basketball at the University of Missouri from 1912 to 1915 and was captain of the team in 1914–15. He taught at a high school in Maryville and was then employed by the Goodrich Tire Company as an assistant manager in Milwaukee. He also worked for Goodrich in Chicago and Akron, Ohio. Palfreyman died at the age of 43, on November 7, 1936, at the home of his parents in Topeka, Kansas.[1][2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Maryville Normal Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1917)
1916 Maryville Normal 2–5 0–5 10th
1917 Maryville Normal 0–8 0–7 10th
Fifth District Normal: 2–13 0–12
Total: 2–13

References

  1. ^ "Missouri U. Star Dies". Jefferson City Post-Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. Associated Press. November 9, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Dies in Topeka, Kan.—George Palfreyman Jr. Once Was Athletic Star At Benton". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. November 7, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.