John T. Ewing
 Ewing at Alma College in 1906 | |
| Biographical details | |
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| Born | 1856 Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 1926 (aged 70) Alma, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1894 | Alma |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–0 |
John Thomas Ewing (1856 – October 31, 1926)[1] was an American educator, university administrator, and college football coach. He taught as a professor of Classics and served as the registrar at Alma College for 36 years. Ewing was the head coach of the Alma football team in 1894.
Biography[edit]
Ewing graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1880.[2] From 1882 to 1887,[2] he served as the Superintendent of Schools at Petoskey, Michigan.[3] In 1887, he was hired to the faculty at the College of Wooster,[3] where he served as the Principal of the Preparatory Department until 1890.[2] Ewing received a Master of Arts degree from Wooster in 1890,[2] where he studied Latin comedy.[4] While at Wooster, Ewing worked with Cornelius Marshal Lowe on the "widely known" text Caesar's Gallic War, which was first published in 1891.[4][5] In 1890, the chairman of Greek studies at Alma College resigned to take a job elsewhere, and Alma hired Ewing onto its faculty as a professor of ancient languages.[2][6] Ewing remained at Alma College as a professor and the registrar for 36 years.[4]
In 1894, Ewing was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan. His coaching record at Alma was 2–0.[7][8]
Ewing died on October 31, 1926, after a brief illness.[4]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Alma Maroon and Cream (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Alma | 2–0 | |||||||
| Alma: | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–0 | ||||||||
Published works[edit]
- Caesar's Gallic War, 1891.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ [1] Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Bulletin, p. 9, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Alma College, 1890.
- ^ a b Wooster Alumni Bulletin, Volume 2, p. 62, College of Wooster, 1888.
- ^ a b c d Michigan Education Journal, Volume 4, p. 238, Michigan Education Association, 1926.
- ^ a b Arthur Tappan Walker, Cornelius Marshal Lowe, John Thomas Ewing, Caesar's Gallic War (revision), Scott, Foresman and Co., 1907.
- ^ Augustus Fredrich Bruske, History of Alma College from 1886 to 1896, p. 18, 1896.
- ^ Shafer, Ian. "Alma College (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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