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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1889 Negaunee, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 15, 1983 (aged 93) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.[1] |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1910–1912 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Center fielder, first baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1916 | Michigan State Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1915–1917 | Michigan State Normal |
| 1917–1919 | Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–4–2 (football) 47–25 (basketball) |
Elmer Dayton Mitchell (September 6, 1889 – June 15, 1983)[1][2] was an American football and basketball coach in Michigan who is considered the father of intramural sports. He was the first varsity basketball coach at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the founder of that school's intramural sports program. Through 2010, he has the highest winning percentage of any head coach in Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball history.
Mitchell also coached at Union High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, received a Medal of Honor from Czechoslovakia for his work in the field of intramural athletics.,[2] and was elected into the National Academy of Kinesiology (née American Academy of Physical Education) in 1930 as Fellow #26.[3]
- ^ a b Social Security Death Index, retrieved January 18, 2011
- ^ a b "Elmer Mitchell", The Blade, p. 10, June 17, 1983, retrieved January 18, 2011
- ^ Cardinal, Bradley J. (2022). "The National Academy of Kinesiology: Its founding, focus, and future". Kinesiology Review. 11 (1): 6–25. doi:10.1123/kr.2021-0064.