George Schildmiller


George Henry Schildmiller was an American football player and coach. He played for Dartmouth College and coached at the University of Maine in 1909 and at Oregon Agricultural College, today's Oregon State University, in 1910.

Early life and playing career

Schildmiller was born on January 9, 1882 in Brattleboro, Vermont. He played football and basketball at Dartmouth College. In 1908, he was named to the College Football All-America Team. He was also a letter winner for the basketball team in the 1906–07 and 1907–08 seasons.

Coaching career

At the conclusion of his playing career, Schildmiller coached at the University of Maine. He remained at Maine for one season and posted a record of 3–4–1.
In 1910, Schildmiller came to Corvallis, Oregon to become the head football coach at Oregon State. He coached for only one season at OAC as well and posted a record of 3–2–1.

Personal

Schildmiller lived in the Cincinnati metro area during the 1930s and 1940s, where his daughter, Dorothy "Dolly" Schildmiller, was a top-level competitive golfer, winning the city golf championship five times. His son, George A. Schildmiller, enlisted in the Army shortly after the start of World War II and died in Alsace, France on December 19, 1944. The young lieutenant was posthumously awarded a silver star for bravery when he was killed exposing himself to target an enemy tank.

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