John Fletcher Miller (May 27, 1890 – March 30, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1890 Warrensburg, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1972 (aged 81) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Missouri |
| 1921–1923 | Albion |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | Missouri |
| 1918–1919 | Missouri |
| 1921–1923 | Albion |
| Baseball | |
| 1918–1921 | Missouri |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1924 | Albion |
| 1924–1930 | NC State |
| 1937–1947 | NC State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–7–4 (football) 34–19 (basketball) 30–16–1 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 MVIAA (1919) 1 MIAA (1922) | |
Playing career
editMiller played football, basketball, and baseball at Warrensburg Teachers College—now known as the University of Central Missouri.[1]
Coaching career
editMiller was the head football (1919), basketball (1916–1917, 1918–1919), and baseball (1918, 1920–1921) coach at the University of Missouri.
Miller was the head football coach at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. He held that position for three seasons, from 1921 until 1923. His coaching record at Albion was 18–6–2.[2]
Athletic director
editMiller served as the athletic director at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3]
Death
editMiller died on March 30, 1972, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.[4]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Tigers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Missouri | 5–1–2 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Missouri: | 5–1–2 | 4–0–1 | |||||||
| Albion (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Albion | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1922 | Albion | 5–2–2 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1923 | Albion | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Albion: | 18–6–2 | 12–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–7–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Johnny Miller to Coach at Missouri". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, Missouri. July 16, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ DeLassus, David. "Albion Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Former State AD Dies". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. March 31, 1972. p. 23. Retrieved November 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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