Melvin A. Brannon

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Melvin Brannon
Biographical details
Born1865 (1865)
Lowell, Indiana
Died(1950-03-24)March 24, 1950 (aged 84)
Gainesville, Florida
Alma materWabash
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897–1898North Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall3–3

Melvin Amos Brannon (1865 – March 26, 1950) was an American football coach and college president.[1] He served as the dean of the University of North Dakota medical school from 1905 to 1911 and college of liberal arts from 1911 to 1914.[2] He was also the school's head football coach from 1897 to 1898, compiling a record of 3–3.[3] Brannon served in an executive role at three additional schools: president of the University of Idaho from 1914 to 1917, president of Beloit College from 1917 to 1923 and chancellor of the University of Montana from 1923 to 1933.[4]

Brannon died at the age of 84, on March 26, 1950, in Gainesville, Florida.[5]

Head coaching record[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
North Dakota Flickertails (Independent) (1897–1898)
1897 North Dakota 2–1
1898 North Dakota 1–2
North Dakota: 3–3
Total: 3–3

References[]

  1. ^ "Melvin Brannon". Beloit College Presidents. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Melvin Brannon". Wisconsin History. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Teigen, Danielle (August 28, 2017). Hidden History of Fargo. Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Melvin A. Brannon". worldcat.org. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Dr. Mevlin A. Brannon, Retired Educator, Dies". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. March 27, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.

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