Myron E. Witham

Myron E. Witham
Witham from 1932 Colorado yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1880-10-29)October 29, 1880
Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 1973(1973-03-07) (aged 92)
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1901–1903Dartmouth
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906Purdue
1920–1931Colorado
Baseball
1920–1925Colorado
Head coaching record
Overall63–31–7 (football)
29–25 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 RMC (1923–1924)
Awards

Myron Ellis Witham (October 29, 1880 – March 7, 1973) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University in 1906 and at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1920 to 1931, compiling a career college football record of 63–31–7. He was also the head baseball coach Colorado from 1920 to 1925, tallying a mark of 29–25. Witham was born in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, on October 29, 1880.[1] He attended Dartmouth College and was captain of the football team there in 1903. Witham taught mathematics at Purdue, Colorado, the University of Vermont, and Saint Michael's College. He died on March 7, 1973, in Burlington, Vermont.[2]

  1. ^ Emerson, Charles Franklin (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press. p. 423. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ "Myron Witham". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 8, 1973. Retrieved June 7, 2010.