Lynn St. John

Lynn St. John
Biographical details
Born	November 18, 1876; Union City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 30, 1950 (aged 73); Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1902–1905	Wooster
1909–1911	Ohio Wesleyan
Basketball
1902–1909	Wooster
1910–1912	Ohio Wesleyan
1911–1919	Ohio State
Baseball
1910–1912	Ohio Wesleyan
1913–1928	Ohio State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1912–1947	Ohio State
Head coaching record
Overall	31–24–2 (football); 146–112 (basketball); 217–118–9 (baseball)
	Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1962 (profile)
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

Lynn Wilbur "the Saint" St. John (November 18, 1876 – September 30, 1950) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. The Union City, Pennsylvania native was the head basketball coach at Ohio State University from 1911 to 1919, and served as the school's second athletic director, a position he held for 33 years. He also served on the NCAA Rules Committee along with James Naismith from 1912 to 1937). In 1956, Ohio State built a new basketball arena and named it St. John Arena after him. In 1962, he was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Lynn St. John". www.hoophall.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "LYNN ST. JOHN DIES; ATHLETIC DIRECTOR; Ohio State Official 35 Years at Retirement in '47 Headed Basketball Rules Group". The New York Times. October 1, 1950. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

External links

Lynn St. John at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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[1] "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Lynn St. John". www.hoophall.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[2] "LYNN ST. JOHN DIES; ATHLETIC DIRECTOR; Ohio State Official 35 Years at Retirement in '47 Headed Basketball Rules Group". The New York Times. October 1, 1950. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

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