John Minds
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1871-04-09)April 9, 1871 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | December 31, 1963(1963-12-31) (aged 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1894–1897 | Penn |
Position(s) | Fullback, tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1898 | Minnesota |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–5 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1962 (profile) | |
John Henry Minds (April 9, 1871 – December 31, 1963) was an American college football player and coach. He played football at the University of Pennsylvania as a fullback and tackle from 1894 to 1897. Minds served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota in 1898, compiling a record of 4–5. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1962.
Minds was a later a lawyer and general solicitor for the United Gas Improvement Co.—now known as UGI Corporation. He died on December 31, 1963, at his home in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia.[1]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Minnesota Golden Gophers (Western Conference) (1898) | |||||||||
1898 | Minnesota | 4–5 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
Minnesota: | 4–5 | 1–2 | |||||||
Total: | 4–5 |
References
- ^ "John H. Minds, Ex-All America". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsuylvania. January 1, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- John Minds at the College Football Hall of Fame
- John Minds at Find a Grave
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