 Binford from the 1948 Parnassus | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1903 Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1984 (aged 81) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1925 | Pittsburg State |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | Pittsburg State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929 | Hutchinson |
| 1930–1935 | McPherson |
| 1936–1938 | Oklahoma City (assistant) |
| 1939–1941 | El Dorado |
| 1944–1945 | Wichita |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1930 | Hutchinson |
| 1930–1936 | McPherson |
| 1936–1939 | Oklahoma City |
| 1939–1942 | El Dorado |
| 1942–1948 | Wichita |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1936 | McPherson |
| 1937–1939 | Oklahoma City |
| 1939–1942 | El Dorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–32–5 (college football) 16–16–2 (junior college football) |
Melvin J. Binford (February 8, 1903 – September 12, 1984) was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 1930 to 1935 and the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as Wichita State University—from 1944 to 1945.