December 17, 1996(1996-12-17) (aged 94) Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921–1923
Cornell
Basketball
1921–1923
Cornell
Lacrosse
1923–1924
Cornell
Position(s)
Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924–1925
Cornell (assistant)
1931–1935
Swarthmore
Basketball
1924–1926
Cornell (freshmen)
Head coaching record
Overall
8–26–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3× National (1921, 1922, 1923)
Awards
Consensus All-American (1923)
Rockne All-time All-America team
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1957 (profile)
George R. Pfann (October 6, 1902 – December 17, 1996) was an American college football player and coach, decorated officer serving on George Patton's staff during World War II, and a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees. He played college football at the quarterback position for the Cornell Big Red football teams and was selected as an All-American in both 1922 and 1923. He also served as Swarthmore's head football coach from 1931 to 1935.
George R. Pfann (October 6, 1902 – December 17, 1996) was an American college football player and coach, decorated officer serving on George Patton's staff...
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Harley Ohio State HB 1920 George Gipp Notre Dame FB 1921 Bo McMillin Centre HB 1922 Brick Muller California E 1923 GeorgePfann Cornell QB 1924 Red Grange...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
football player George Paton University of Melbourne Magdalen 1926 Australia Vice chancellor University of Melbourne (1951–1968) GeorgePfann Cornell University...
E 1915 Charles Barrett, B 1921 Edgar Kaw, B 1922 Edgar Kaw, B 1923 GeorgePfann, B 1932 Jose Martinez Zorrilla, E 1938 Brud Holland, E 1939 Nick Drahos...
coached by Gil Dobie and led by one of the sport's great backfields with GeorgePfann, Eddie Kaw, Floyd Ramsey, and Charles E. Cassidy. Bill Roper's Princeton...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
coached by Gil Dobie and led by one of the sport's great backfields with GeorgePfann, Eddie Kaw, Floyd Ramsey, and Charles E. Cassidy. Jock Sutherland's Lafayette...
Fred Gieg (1913–1914) Bill Roper (1915–1916) Leroy Mercer (1917–1930) GeorgePfann (1931–1935) Ira MacIntosh (1936–1937) Lew Elverson (1938–1941) Carl K...
Fred Gieg (1913–1914) Bill Roper (1915–1916) Leroy Mercer (1917–1930) GeorgePfann (1931–1935) Ira MacIntosh (1936–1937) Lew Elverson (1938–1941) Carl K...
players received All-Eastern honors: Kaw; quarterback GeorgePfann; halfbacks Floyd Ramsey and George P. Lechler; ends Charles E. Cassidy and David Munns;...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...
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16 – via Newspapers.com. "Eastern Gridiron Scoring Honors Fall To Geo. Pfann". Altoona Tribune. December 7, 1923. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. "Benkert...
Wyckoff (1895) George Young (1897–1899) Alfred A. Brewster (1901–1903) Charley Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) GeorgePfann (1922–1923) Al...