John M. Reed

John M. Reed
	Reed pictured in the Pittsburgh Daily Post, 1906
Biographical details
Born	c. 1881; Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	April 18, 1934 (aged 52); Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1904	Holy Cross
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905	Alfred
1906–1909	Niagara
1910–1914	St. Lawrence
1915	Franklin & Marshall
1916–1919	RPI
1920–1924	Clarkson
1925–1933	Holy Cross (freshmen)
Basketball
1906–1908	Niagara
1925–1931	Holy Cross
Baseball
1916	Franklin & Marshall
Head coaching record
Overall	46–54–9 (football); 60–41 (basketball); 3–10 (basketball)

John M. Reed (c. 1881 – April 18, 1934) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He held that position for the 1915 season. His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 6–2.^[1] Reed also coached at St. Lawrence University in 1914^[2] and at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1916 to 1919.^[3] Reed coached the Niagara University men's basketball team from 1906 to 1908^[4] as well as their football team.^[5]

Reed was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He died at the age of 52, on April 18, 1934, in Worcester, Massachusetts.^[6]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall
Alfred Saxons (Independent) (1905)
1905	Alfred	3–5
Alfred:		3–5
Niagara Purple Eagles (Independent) (1906–1907)
1906	Niagara	4–2–2
1907	Niagara	3–3–1
Niagara:		7–5–3
St. Lawrence Saints (Independent) (1911–1914)
1911	St. Lawrence	3–2
1912	St. Lawrence	1–4
1913	St. Lawrence	1–4–1
1914	St. Lawrence	1–4
St. Lawrence:		6–14–1
Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1915)
1915	Franklin & Marshall	6–2
Franklin & Marshall:		6–2
RPI Engineers (Independent) (1916–1919)
1916	RPI	3–6
1917	RPI	3–4
1918	RPI	1–1
1919	RPI	3–4–1
RPI:		9–15–1
Clarkson Golden Knights (Independent) (1921–1924)
1921	Clarkson	4–4–1
1922	Clarkson	5–3
1923	Clarkson	2–4–2
1924	Clarkson	4–2–1
Clarkson:		15–13–4
Total:		46–54–9

^ DeLassus, David. "Franklin & Marshall Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
^ The Official Football Guide. NCAA. 1915. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
^ The Official Football Guide. NCAA. 1918. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
^ "Pastimes Circuit Arranged for High Schools" (PDF). Niagara Falls Gazette. May 17, 1954. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^ Niagara Index. Niagara University. 1908. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^ "Reed, Former Holy Cross Coach, Dies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. April 19, 1934. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .