John Harmon (coach)

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John Harmon
Biographical details
Born(1895-05-20)May 20, 1895
Bible Grove, Illinois
DiedOctober 18, 1974(1974-10-18) (aged 79)
Ottawa, Kansas
Alma materMissouri Wesleyan College[1]
Playing career
Football
c. 1920Missouri Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1922Central Wesleyan
1923–1929Evansville
1933Boston University
Basketball
1921–1923Central Wesleyan
1923–1930Evansville
1932–1935Boston University
Baseball
1924–1927Evansville
1933–1935Boston University
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1921–1923Central Wesleyan
1923–1930Evansville
1935–1951Boston University
Head coaching record
Overall20–47 (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[]

Football[]

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[]

  1. ^ "View Image".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "John M. Harmon". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. October 22, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.

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