 Naylor with the Milford Caulks, c. 1914 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1893 New Castle, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1955 (aged 61) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Delaware Pennsylvania Beacom College |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1913–1914 | Delaware |
| c. 1914 | Milford Caulks |
| 1916 | Allentown |
| 1917 | P. B. & W. R. R. Co. |
| 1919 | Mechanical |
| 1919 | P. R. R. |
| 1921 | Parkside |
| c. 1922–1923 | Crisfield Crabbers |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1913–1914 | Delaware |
| 1920–1921 | Brandywine |
| Football | |
| c. 1913–1914 | Delaware |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1920 | St. Mary's |
| 1922–1950 | Beacom College |
| 1951–1952 | Goldey–Beacom College |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1921 | Brandywine |
| 1921–1922 | New Castle High School (asst.) |
| 1922–1950 | Beacom College |
| 1951–1952 | Goldey–Beacom College |
| Football | |
| 1929–1930, 1933–1934 | Beacom College |
| Soccer | |
| 1925–1950 | Beacom College |
| 1951–1952 | Goldey–Beacom College |
| Tennis | |
| c. 1930–? | Beacom College |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1922–1950 | Beacom College |
| 1951–1952 | Goldey–Beacom College |
John D. Naylor (August 10, 1893 – February 8, 1955) was an American athlete and college sports coach. He was best known as an athletics director and multi-sport coach at Beacom College, where he served from 1922 to 1952. Before his coaching career, Naylor was a baseball, basketball, and football player in several low-level minor leagues.
A native of New Castle, Delaware, Naylor was a multi-sport athlete in high school, before attending college at the University of Delaware. Following two years in college, he started a semi-professional baseball career with the Milford Caulks in c. 1914. He also spent time with seven other minor league teams between 1916 and 1923. He started a coaching career in 1920 as a player-coach with a Brandywine basketball team and the St. Mary's baseball team. In 1922, he became the athletic director, baseball coach, and basketball coach at Beacom College, where he spent the next 30 years. He retired in 1952.