John L. Griffith

Not to be confused with John G. Griffith or Johnny Griffith (coach).

John L. Griffith
Biographical details
Griffith pictured in The Quax 1918, Drake yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, baseball, basketball, track
Born	(1877-08-20)August 20, 1877 Mount Carroll, Illinois
Died	December 7, 1944(1944-12-07) (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois
Playing career
?–1902	Beloit
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905–1907	Morningside
1908–1915	Drake
Basketball
1909–1910	Drake
1912–1914	Drake
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1902–1905	Yankton
1905–1908	Morningside
1908–1918	Drake
1922–1944	Big Ten (commissioner)
Head coaching record
Overall	49–31–7 (football)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

John L. Griffith (August 20, 1877 – December 7, 1944) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the first commissioner of the Big Ten Conference from 1922 until his death in 1944.^[1] His career football coaching record was 49 wins, 31 losses, and 7 ties.

Coaching career

Morningside

Griffith was the head college football coach for the Morningside Mustangs located in Sioux City, Iowa. He held that position for 3 seasons, from 1905 until 1907. His coaching record at Morningside was 13 wins, 6 losses and 4 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2009 season, this ranks him #8 at Morningside in total wins and #3 at the school in winning percentage (.652).^[2]

Drake

Griffith was the tenth head coach for the Drake University Bulldogs located in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1908 until 1915. His overall coaching record at Drake was 36 wins, 25 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him seventh at Drake in terms of total wins and seventh at Drake in terms of winning percentage.^[3] During his time at Drake, he created the Drake Relays in 1910.

References

↑ Schmidt, Ray (2000). "Major John Griffith" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter (LA 84 Foundation) 13 (2). Retrieved November 11, 2010.
↑ DeLassus, David. "Morningside Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
↑ DeLassus, David. "Drake Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 4, 2010.

External links

John L. Griffith at the College Football Data Warehouse

Morningside Mustangs head football coaches

Robert Van Horne (1898)
No team (1899)
Robert Van Horne (1900)
Charles G. Flanagan (1901–1902)
Everett Sweeley (1903)
Eli F. Peckumn (1904)
John L. Griffith (1905–1907)
John W. Hollister (1908–1910)
Harry W. Ewing (1911)
Jason M. Saunderson (1912–1941)
Stafford Cassell (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Russell Hughes (1945)
Les Davis (1946–1947)
George Allen (1948–1950)
Clayton Droullard (1951–1954)
Dewey Halford (1955–1973)
John Dornon (1974–1976)
Steve Miller (1977–1979)
Lyle Eidsness (1980)
Tim McGuire (1981–1982)
Erv Mondt (1983–1988)
Dave Dolch (1989–1992)
Charlie Cowdrey (1993–1995)
Dave Elliott (1996–2000)
No team (2001)
Steve Ryan (2002– )

Drake Bulldogs athletic directors

W. W. Wharton (1894)
W. J. Monilaw (1897)
Charles Pell (1907)
John L. Griffith (1908–1918)
M. B. Banks (1919–1921)
Kenneth L. Wilson (1922–1925)
Ossie Solem (1925–1932)
Evan O. Williams (1932–1940)
Vee Green (1940–1946)
J. Russell Cook (1946–1951)
Jack McClelland (1951–1956)
Dolph Stanley (1957–1959)
Bob Karnes (1968–1986)
Curtis Blake (1986–1990)
Rob Ash # (1990)
Lynn King (1990–2000)
Dave Blank (2000–2006)
Sandy Hatfield Clubb (2006– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

Drake Bulldogs head football coaches

No coach (1893)
W. W. Wharton (1894)
Hermon Williams (1895)
Fred Rogers (1896)
A. B. Potter (1897–1899)
Charles Best (1900–1901)
G. O. Dietz (1902)
W. J. Monilaw (1903–1904)
Willie Heston (1905)
Charles Pell (1906–1907)
John L. Griffith (1908–1915)
Ralph Glaze (1916–1917)
M. B. Banks (1918–1920)
Ossie Solem (1921–1931)
Evan O. Williams (1932)
Vee Green (1933–1946)
Albert Kawal (1947–1948)
Warren Gaer (1949–1958)
Tom O'Connell (1959)
Bus Mertes (1960–1964)
Jack Wallace (1965–1976)
Chuck Shelton (1977–1985)
Exhibition only (1986)
Nick Quartaro (1987–1988)
Rob Ash (1989–2006)
Steve Loney (2007)
Chris Creighton (2008–2013)
Rick Fox (2014– )

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches

Charles Pell (1906–1909)
John L. Griffith (1909–1910)
A. R. Hackett (1910–1912)
John L. Griffith (1912–1914)
Ray Whisman (1914–1916)
Ralph Glaze (1916–1917)
S. W. Hobbs (1917–1918)
M. B. Banks (1918–1921)
Ossie Solem (1921–1925)
Bill Boelter (1925–1932)
Evan O. Williams (1932–1943)
Bill Easton (1943–1944)
Vee Green (1944–1946)
Forddy Anderson (1946–1948)
Jack McClelland (1948–1956)
John E. Benington (1956–1958)
Maury John (1958–1971)
Howard Stacey (1971–1974)
Bob Ortegel (1974–1981)
Gary Garner (1981–1988)
Tom Abatemarco (1988–1989)
Eddie Fields # (1989–1990)
Rudy Washington (1990–1996)
Kurt Kanaskie (1996–2003)
Tom Davis (2003–2007)
Keno Davis (2007–2008)
Mark Phelps (2008–2013)
Ray Giacoletti (2013– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Big Ten Conference commissioners

John L. Griffith (1922–1944) Kenneth L. Wilson (1945–1961) William R. Reed (1961–1971) Wayne Duke (1971–1989) Jim Delany (1989– )

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