Joseph A. Meyer

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)[n 1]

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.[1]


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