George Henry Schildmiller (January 9, 1882 – after 1947) was an

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player and coach. He played for

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and coached at the

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in 1909 and at

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in 1910.

Early life and playing career

Schildmiller was born on January 9, 1882, in

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. He played football and basketball at Dartmouth College. In 1908, he was named to the

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. 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

. He remained at Maine for one season and posted a record of 3–4–1. In 1910, Schildmiller came to

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to become the head football coach at

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, known then as Oregon Agricultural College. He coached for only one season at OSU as well and posted a record of 3–2–1.

Personal

Schildmiller lived in the

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metro area during the 1930s and 1940s, where his daughter, Dorothy "Dolly" Schildmiller, was a top-level competitive

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er, winning the city golf championship five times. His son, George A. Schildmiller, enlisted in the Army shortly after the start of

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and died in

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, France on December 19, 1944. The young lieutenant was posthumously awarded a

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for bravery when he was killed exposing himself to target an enemy tank."Heroism is Cited After Death,"
''Cincinnati Enquirer,'' Sept. 13, 1945, p. 10.

Head coaching record

References

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