Edward Mylin
Edward Everett "Hook" Mylin (October 23, 1894 – June 19, 1975) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head coach at Lebanon Valley College (1923–1933), Bucknell University (1934–1936), Lafayette College (1937–1942, 1946), and New York University (1947–1949), compiling a career college football record of 99–95–17. Mylin was also the head basketball coach at Lebanon Valley from 1923 to 1934 and the head baseball coach at Bucknell from 1935 to 1937. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1974.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1894 Leaman Place, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 19, 1975 (aged 80) Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910s | Franklin & Marshall |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Massanutten Military (VA) |
| early 1920s | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 1923–1933 | Lebanon Valley |
| 1934–1936 | Bucknell |
| 1937–1942 | Lafayette |
| 1946 | Lafayette |
| 1947–1949 | NYU |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1934 | Lebanon Valley |
| Baseball | |
| 1935–1937 | Bucknell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–95–17 (college football) 93–82 (college basketball) 12–27–1 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 Middle Three (1937, 1940–1942) | |
| Awards | |
| Football AFCA Coach of the Year (1937) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1974 (profile) | |
Playing career and military service
Mylin attended Franklin & Marshall College, where he played football as a quarterback and was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity before graduating in 1916. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during World War I and was wounded in France.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1923–1933) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Lebanon Valley | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1925 | Lebanon Valley | 2–3–3 | |||||||
| 1926 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1927 | Lebanon Valley | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | Lebanon Valley | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| 1929 | Lebanon Valley | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Lebanon Valley | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1931 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1932 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1933 | Lebanon Valley | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| Lebanon Valley: | 38–45–12 | ||||||||
| Bucknell Bison (Independent) (1934–1936) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Bucknell | 7–2–2 | W Orange | ||||||
| 1935 | Bucknell | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1936 | Bucknell | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 17–9–3 | ||||||||
| Lafayette Leopards (Middle Three Conference) (1937–1942) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Lafayette | 8–0 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1938 | Lafayette | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1939 | Lafayette | 4–5 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Lafayette | 9–0 | 2–0 | 1st | 19 | ||||
| 1941 | Lafayette | 5–4 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1942 | Lafayette | 3–5–1 | 1–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Lafayette Leopards (Middle Three Conference) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Lafayette | 2–7 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Lafayette: | 36–24–1 | 10–3–1 | |||||||
| NYU Violets (Independent) (1947–1949) | |||||||||
| 1947 | NYU | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | NYU | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1949 | NYU | 3–6 | |||||||
| NYU: | 8–17–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 99–95–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- "Edward Mylin; Lancaster". The Ephrata Review. Ephrata, Pennsylvania. June 26, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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