Lynn St. John
American football head coach
1876 – 1950
Who was Lynn St. John?
Lynn Wilbur "The Saint" St. John was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. The Union City, Pennsylvania native was the head basketball coach at Ohio State University from 1911 to 1919, and served as the school's second athletic director, a position he held for 33 years. He also served on the NCAA Rules Committee along with James Naismith from 1912 to 1937. In 1956, Ohio State built a new basketball arena and named it St. John Arena after him. In 1962, he was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor.
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- Born
- Nov 18, 1876
Union City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- Sep 30, 1950
Columbus
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on July 23, 2013
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