Edward Mylin

Edward Mylin
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)

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.

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]


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
^#Rankings from final AP Poll.

^ "Edward Mylin; Lancaster". The Ephrata Review. Ephrata, Pennsylvania. June 26, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .