John Mauer
Biographical details | |
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Born | Aurora, Illinois, U.S. | September 4, 1901
Died | December 20, 1978 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 77)
Playing career | |
Basketball | |
1922–1926 | Illinois |
Coaching career ( Tennessee | |
1947–1951 | Army |
1951–1960 | Florida |
Baseball | |
1938–1942 | Tennessee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 344–272 (college basketball) 24–23 (college baseball) |
Tournaments | Basketball 0–1 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Basketball
Football | |
John W. Mauer (September 4, 1901 – December 20, 1978) was an American college basketball, baseball and football coach and multi-sport college athlete. During the course of his 36-year collegiate coaching career, Mauer was the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, Miami University (Ohio), the University of Tennessee, the U.S. Military Academy, and the University of Florida. John was the head coach of the Tennessee baseball team. John also served as the defensive backs coach for Tennessee under head coach General Robert Neyland. After coaching his college coaching career, John worked under Vince Lombardi scouting players for the Green Bay Packers. Mauer also scouted for the San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants.
Early life and education
Mauer was born in 1901 at
Mauer attended the
Coaching career
Mauer was the head coach in football, basketball, and track at Batavia High School, from 1926 to 1927, after which he was the head coach of the
After leaving Kentucky, he became the head coach of the Miami Redskins men's basketball team of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, coaching the Redskins (now known as the "RedHawks") for eight seasons from 1930 to 1938. Mauer did not have a winning record in his first five seasons with the Redskins, but posted winning records in two of his final three seasons. During the 1937–1938 season, the Redskins finished 11–5. At Miami, he coached Walter "Smoky" Alston who would go on manage the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He finished his Miami career with an overall record of 46–80 (.365), leaving Oxford after the 1937–1938 season, and was replaced by Weeb Ewbank.[1]
Mauer became the head coach for the
Mauer later served as the head coach for the Army Black Knights men's basketball team of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, for four seasons from 1947 to 1951,[3] and the Florida Gators men's basketball team of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, for nine seasons from 1951 to 1960. His four Army Cadets teams finished 33–35 (.485); his nine Gators teams compiled a record of 98–102 (.490). While coaching the Gators basketball team, he also served as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators football team under head coaches Bob Woodruff and Ray Graves.
After his final season as the Gators' basketball mentor, Mauer returned to the University of Tennessee and worked as an assistant coach for the Volunteers football team from 1960 to 1963 under head coaches
Legacy
Mauer died in Knoxville on December 20, 1978; he was 77 years old. He was survived by his wife Grace, their two sons, and their five grandchildren.
Mauer was the first, and to date the only, person to serve as the head coach in the same sport at three different SEC universities. His winning percentage as the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball head coach remains the best of the modern era; his winning percentage as the Kentucky Wildcats' head is still among the program's six best of the modern era. Mauer was posthumously inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
Head coaching record
College basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1927–1930) | |||||||||
1927–28 | Kentucky | 12–6 | 8–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1928–29 | Kentucky | 12–5 | 7–4 | T–6th | |||||
1929–30 | Kentucky | 16–3 | 9–1 | T–2nd | |||||
Kentucky: | 40–14[4] | 24–6 | |||||||
Miami Redskins (Independent) (1930–1938) | |||||||||
1930–31 | Miami (OH) | 5–10 | |||||||
1931–32 | Miami (OH) | 6–10 | |||||||
1932–33 | Miami (OH) | 3–13 | |||||||
1933–34 | Miami (OH) | 4–11 | |||||||
1934–35 | Miami (OH) | 3–12 | |||||||
1935–36 | Miami (OH) | 9–8 | |||||||
1936–37 | Miami (OH) | 5–11 | |||||||
1937–38 | Miami (OH) | 11–5 | |||||||
Miami (OH): | 46–80[5] | ||||||||
Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference ) (1938–1947)
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1938–39 | Tennessee | 14–7 | 6–5 | 8th | |||||
1939–40 | Tennessee | 14–7 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
1940–41 | Tennessee | 17–5 | 8–3 | 3rd | |||||
1941–42 | Tennessee | 19–3 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
1942–43 | Tennessee | 14–4 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
1944–45 | Tennessee | 18–5 | 8–2 | T-1st | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
1945–46 | Tennessee | 15–5 | 8–3 | 3rd | |||||
1946–47 | Tennessee | 16–5 | 10–3 | 3rd | |||||
Tennessee: | 127–41 | 60–23[6] | |||||||
Army Cadets (Independent) (1947–1951) | |||||||||
1947–48 | Army | 8–9 | |||||||
1948–49 | Army | 7–10 | |||||||
1949–50 | Army | 9–8 | |||||||
1950–51 | Army | 9–8 | |||||||
Army: | 33–35[7] | ||||||||
Florida Gators (Southeastern Conference) (1951–1960) | |||||||||
1951–52 | Florida | 15–9 | 7–7 | 7th | |||||
1952–53 | Florida | 13–6 | 8–5 | 3rd | |||||
1953–54 | Florida | 7–15 | 3–11 | 10th | |||||
1954–55 | Florida | 12–10 | 5–9 | 9th | |||||
1955–56 | Florida | 11–12 | 4–10 | 11th | |||||
1956–57 | Florida | 14–10 | 6–8 | 9th | |||||
1957–58 | Florida | 12–9 | 5–9 | 9th | |||||
1958–59 | Florida | 8–15 | 2–12 | 11th | |||||
1959–60 | Florida | 6–16 | 3–11 | 11th | |||||
Florida: | 98–102 | 43–82[8] | |||||||
Total: | 344–272 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- Army Black Knights
- Florida Gators
- History of the University of Florida
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Kentucky Wildcats
- List of University of Illinois people
- Miami Redhawks
- Tennessee Volunteers
- University Athletic Association
References
- ^ miami 2006 basketball media guide
- ^ Mauer's tenure at Tennessee was interrupted for a single season by World War II in 1943–1944.
- ^ Associated Press, "Mauer Leaves West Point Post," The New York Times, p. S48 (April 11, 1951). Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ UK Athletics, Men's Basketball, All-Time UK Coaches. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ Miami University RedHawks Men's Basketball 2009-10 Fan Guide, History, Miami University Athletic Department, Oxford, Ohio, p. 107 (2009). Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ 2010-11 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide, Volmanac, University of Tennessee Athletic Department, Knoxville, Tennessee, pp. 166–167 (2010). Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, College Basketball, Army Black Knights Archived February 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ 2009–10 Florida Gators Men's Basketball Media Guide, History Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 124–125, 132, 134 (2009). February 12, 2011.