Samuel Alexander Boyle Jr. (November 28, 1876 – October 30, 1923)Alumni File at the University of Pennsylvania Archives was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (1898–1899), Pennsylvania State University (1899), and Dickinson College (1900), compiling a career coaching record of 14–12–1.
Playing career Boyle played end for the University of PennsylvaniaPenn Athletics "All-Time Penn Football Honorees" and was declared a first-team All-American in 1897.Ivy League Sports "University of Pennsylvania Honorees"
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.Centennial Conference "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus""The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885-1969." Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.
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.The Lafayette Weekly "Football Notes" September 23, 1898
Death Boyle died on October 30, 1923, at his home in Rydal, Pennsylvania, after suffering from tuberculosis for more than five years.
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