Paul Magoffin
University of Michigan photograph
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 30, 1885 Kansas |
| Died | February 1, 1956 (aged 70) |
| Playing career | |
| 1904–1907 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1908 | North Dakota State |
| 1909 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 1910 | George Washington |
Paul Parker "Maggie" Magoffin (March 30, 1883 – February 1, 1956) was an American football player. He played left halfback for Fielding H. Yost's University of Michigan Wolverines football teams of 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907, and was captain of the 1907 team. He later served as a football coach at North Dakota State University and George Washington University.
Magoffin first played football on a Kansas high school team. He later ran track and played two years of football for Central High School in Washington, D.C. He later attended the Academy at Marietta and played one year for of football for Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. At Marietta, Magoffin played for William C. "King" Cole, who had previously been a star player for Fielding H. Yost at the University of Michigan.
In 1904, Magoffin transferred to the University of Michigan, began playing on the freshman team, but played in several games for the varsity team, though he was not awarded a varsity letter for the 1904 season. He became a starter at left halfback for the 1905 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 12–1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 495 to 2. He continued as a starter at left halfback on the 1906 and 1907 Michigan teams. The Michigan Alumnus in January 1907 described Magoffin's contributions as follows:
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