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

John L. Griffith
Griffith pictured in The Quax 1918, Drake yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1877-08-20)August 20, 1877
Mount Carroll, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1944(1944-12-07) (aged 67)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
?–1902 Beloit
Coaching career ( HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1903 Yankton
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
Overall49–31–7 (football, excluding Yankton)

John Lorenzo 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]

He married Allice Kelley on 17 Aug 1904. Alice was born 8 Nov 1879 in Waterford WI to Frances Beardsley Kelley and John Lawrence Kelley. She graduated Beloit College in Beloit, WI in 1901, and taught school. Alice died 20 Dec 1961 and is buried beside her husband in Oakhill Cemetery, Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois. They had one child, John Lawrence Grffith, who was born in 1916 and died in 1984. He married Katherine Johnson who was born in 1917 and died in 2001. They both are interred in the Church of the Holy Comforter Columbarium in Winnetka IL.

Coaching career

Morningside

Griffith was the head football coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa for three seasons, from 1905 until 1907. His coaching record at Morningside was 13–6–4. [2]

Drake

Griffith was the tenth head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, serving for eight seasons, from 1908 until 1915, compiling a record of 36–25–3. [3] During his time at Drake, he created the Drake Relays, in 1910.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Morningside (Independent) (1905–1907)
1905 Morningside 6–1–2
1906 Morningside 4–2–1
1907 Morningside 2–3–1
Morningside: 13–6–4
Drake Bulldogs ( Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1908–1915)
1908 Drake 6–2 1–2 5th
1909 Drake 7–1 2–1 3rd
1910 Drake 3–5 0–3 7th
1911 Drake 5–2–1 0–2–1 6th
1912 Drake 5–3 2–2 3rd
1913 Drake 4–3–1 1–3 5th
1914 Drake 4–3–1 0–3–1 T–5th
1915 Drake 2–6 1–4 6th
Drake: 36–25–3 7–20–2
Total:

References

  1. ^ Schmidt, Ray (2000). "Major John Griffith" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 13 (2). LA 84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Morningside Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Drake Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.

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