George Pfann

George R. Pfann (6 October 1902 to 17 December 1996) was an American college football player and coach, a decorated officer on the staff of General George Patton in World War II, and a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees. Born in Marion, Ohio, he played quarterback for the Cornell Big Red football teams that went undefeated in 1921, 1922 and 1923, captained the 1923 team and was chosen an All-American in 1922 and 1923. He was also a star player on the Cornell lacrosse team and played for its basketball team. After studying law at Cornell and, as a Rhodes Scholar, at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he played rugby, he coached football at Swarthmore College from 1931 to 1935.