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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1864 Dimock, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 1934 (aged 70) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Pennsylvania School of Law |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1885–1888 | Yale |
| 1892–1895 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1892–1901 | Penn |
| 1903 | Illinois |
| 1905 | Carlisle |
| Rowing | |
| 1892–1895 | Penn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 142–25–2 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 national (1894–1895, 1897) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1963 (profile) | |
| Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 20, 1923 – January 18, 1927 | |
| Governor | Gifford Pinchot |
| Preceded by | George E. Alter |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Baldrige |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Territory of Hawaii | |
| In office 1909–1910 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 60 Stat. 322 |
| Succeeded by | Alexander George Morison Robertson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
George Washington Woodruff (February 22, 1864 – March 23, 1934) was an American college football player, rower, coach, teacher, lawyer and politician. He served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania (1892–1901), the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1903), and Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1905), compiling a career college football record of 142–25–2. Woodruff's Penn teams of 1894, 1895, and 1897 have been recognized as national champions. Woodruff was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1963.