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Joseph A. Meyer
Biographical details
Born(1893-12-10)December 10, 1893
DiedJuly 14, 1970(1970-07-14) (aged 76)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1916–1917Notre Dame
Baseball
1914–1917Notre Dame
1919Columbia Comers
Position(s)First baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1935Xavier
1938–1942Cincinnati
Basketball
1920–1933Xavier
Baseball
1926Xavier
1941–1943Cincinnati
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1920–1935Xavier
Head coaching record
Overall94–52 (basketball)
15–14 (baseball)

Joseph A. Meyer (December 10, 1893 – July 14, 1970) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Xavier University from 1920 to 1935 and at the University of Cincinnati from 1938 to 1942. Meyer was also the head basketball coach at Xavier from 1920 to 1933, tallying a mark of 94–52. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Xavier in 1926 and at Cincinnati in 1942, amassing a career college baseball record of 14–10. Meyer played basketball and baseball at the University of Notre Dame. He died at the age of 75 on July 14, 1970, at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
St. Xavier Saints (Independent) (1920)
1920 St. Xavier 7–1
St. Xavier / Xavier Musketeers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1921–1935)
1921 St. Xavier 6–2 1–0 2nd
1922 St. Xavier 6–2–1 2–0 3rd
1923 St. Xavier 4–4 1–2 15th
1924 St. Xavier 2–5–1 1–1–1 T–10th
1925 St. Xavier 5–2–1 3–1–1 5th
1926 St. Xavier 9–1 1–0 3rd
1927 St. Xavier 8–1–1 1–0 NA
1928 St. Xavier 7–2 0–1 T–12th
1929 St. Xavier 6–4 0–2 T–16th
1930 Xavier 6–4 2–1 4th
1931 Xavier 4–3–1 1–0–1 T–6th
1932 Xavier 6–2–1 0–1 20th
1933 Xavier 6–2–1 1–0 NA
1934 Xavier 6–2–1 2–1 5th
1935 Xavier 1–2 0–0 NA
Xavier: 89–39–8 16–10–3
Cincinnati Bearcats (Independent) (1938–1942)
1938 Cincinnati 4–5
1939 Cincinnati 4–3–2
1940 Cincinnati 5–3–1
1941 Cincinnati 6–3
1942 Cincinnati 8–2
Cincinnati: 27–16–3
Total: 116–55–11

Baseball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Xavier Musketeers (1926)
1926 Xavier 8–2
Xavier: 8–2
Cincinnati Bearcats (1941–1943)
1941 Cincinnati N/A
1942 Cincinnati 6–9
1943 Cincinnati 1–3
Cincinnati: 7–12
Total: 15–14

Notes

  1. ^ Records for 1941 are unavailable.
  2. Meyer resigned after the first three games of the 1935 season. He was replaced by Clem Crowe, who led the team for the final six games. Xavier finished the year with an overall record of 6–3.

References

  1. "Joseph A. Meyer" (PDF). The New York Times. July 16, 1970. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

External links

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