| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1871 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1963 (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 | |
| |
|
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Golden Gophers ( Western Conference) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Minnesota | 4–5 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
| Minnesota: | 4–5 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–5 | ||||||||
References
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^
"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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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1871 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1963 (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 | |
| |
|
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
.
External links
|
| This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1871 births
- 1963 deaths
- 19th-century players of American football
- 20th-century American lawyers
- American football fullbacks
- Minnesota Golden Gophers football coaches
- Penn Quakers football players
- All-American college football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- People from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
- Lawyers from Philadelphia
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1890s stubs