John Harmon (coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 20, 1895 Bible Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 1974 (aged 79) Ottawa, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Missouri Wesleyan College[1] |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1920 | Missouri Wesleyan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | Central Wesleyan |
| 1923–1929 | Evansville |
| 1933 | Boston University |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1923 | Central Wesleyan |
| 1923–1930 | Evansville |
| 1932–1935 | Boston University |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1927 | Evansville |
| 1933–1935 | Boston University |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1923 | Central Wesleyan |
| 1923–1930 | Evansville |
| 1935–1951 | Boston University |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–47 (football) 74–78 (basketball, excluding Central Wesleyan) 27–52 (baseball) |
John Millard Harmon (May 20, 1895 – October 18, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Central Wesleyan College in Warrenton, Missouri from 1921 to 1922, the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana from 1923 to 1929, and Boston University in 1933. Harmon was also the head basketball coach at Central Wesleyan from 1921 to 1923, Evansville from 1923 to 1930, and Boston University from 1932 to 1935. He was the head baseball coach at Evansville from 1924 to 1927 and at Boston University from 1933 to 1935. He also served as the athletic director at Boston University from 1935 to 1951.[2]
Harmon retired 1959 and moved to Ottawa, Kansas in 1960. He died on October 18, 1974, at Cedarhouse Nursing Home in Ottawa.[3]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Wesleyan (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Central Wesleyan | 0–4–1 | 0–3 | 15th | |||||
| 1922 | Central Wesleyan | 1–6–1 | 0–4–1 | T–14th | |||||
| Central Wesleyan: | 1–10–2 | 0–7–1 | |||||||
| Evansville Pioneers / Purple Aces (Independent) (1923–1929) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Evansville | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Evansville | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1925 | Evansville | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | Evansville | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1927 | Evansville | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1928 | Evansville | 0–7 | |||||||
| 1929 | Evansville | 1–7 | |||||||
| Evansville: | 18–42 | ||||||||
| Boston University Terriers (Independent) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Boston University | 2–5 | |||||||
| Boston University: | 2–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 21–57–2 | ||||||||
References
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- ^ "Marrochello Named Director of Athletics; Former BU deputy director of athletics promoted". Boston University Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. September 10, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "John M. Harmon". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. October 22, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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