John G. Griffith
American football player and sports coach (1880–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John George "Pink" Griffith [1][2] (January 4, 1880 – March 23, 1948) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball.[3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1880-01-04)January 4, 1880 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | March 23, 1948(1948-03-23) (aged 68) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1897–1900 | Iowa |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1901 | Simpson (IA) |
1902–1906 | Idaho |
1907–1908 | Iowa (assistant) |
1909 | Iowa |
1910–1914 | Idaho |
1915–1916 | Oklahoma A&M |
1917 | New Mexico A&M |
Basketball | |
1905–1907 | Idaho |
1908–1910 | Iowa |
1910–1915 | Idaho |
1915–1917 | Oklahoma A&M |
1917–1920 | New Mexico A&M |
Baseball | |
1903–1907 | Idaho |
1911–1915 | Idaho |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1918–1921 | New Mexico A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 49–38–5 (football) 101–80 (basketball) 9–5 (baseball) |
He served as the head football coach at Simpson College (1901), the University of Idaho (1902–1906, 1910–1914), the University of Iowa (1909), Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (1915–1916), and New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now New Mexico State University (1917),[3] compiling a career college football record of 49–38–5. Griffith was also the head basketball coach at Idaho (1905–1907, 1910–1915), Iowa (1907–1910), Oklahoma A&M (1915–1917), and New Mexico A&M (1917–1920), tallying a career college basketball mark of 101–80. He also coached baseball at Idaho for eight seasons.[4][5]