Joseph A. Meyer

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]

Joseph A. Meyer
Biographical details
Born(1893-12-10)December 10, 1893
DiedJuly 14, 1970(1970-07-14) (aged 76)
Cincinnati, Ohio
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
Head coaching record
Overall94–52 (basketball)
15–14 (baseball)[n 1]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
St. Xavier Saints (Independent) (1920)
1920 St. Xavier 7–1
St. Xavier / Xavier Musketeers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1921–1935)
1921 St. Xavier 6–21–02nd
1922 St. Xavier 6–2–12–03rd
1923 St. Xavier 4–41–215th
1924 St. Xavier 2–5–11–1–1T–10th
1925 St. Xavier 5–2–13–1–15th
1926 St. Xavier 9–11–03rd
1927 St. Xavier 8–1–11–0NA
1928 St. Xavier 7–20–1T–12th
1929 St. Xavier 6–40–2T–16th
1930 Xavier 6–42–14th
1931 Xavier 4–3–11–0–1T–6th
1932 Xavier 6–2–10–120th
1933 Xavier 6–2–11–0NA
1934 Xavier 6–2–12–15th
1935 Xavier 1–2[n 2]0–0NA
Xavier: 89–39–816–10–3
Cincinnati Bearcats (Independent) (1938–1942)
1938 Cincinnati 4–5
1939 Cincinnati 4–3–2
1940 Cincinnati 5–3–1
1941 Cincinnati 6–3
1942 Cincinnati 8–2
Cincinnati: 27–16–3
Total:116–55–11

Baseball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Xavier Musketeers (1926)
1926 Xavier 8–2
Xavier: 8–2
Cincinnati Bearcats (1941–1943)
1941 Cincinnati N/A[n 1]
1942 Cincinnati 6–9
1943 Cincinnati 1–3
Cincinnati: 7–12
Total:15–14[n 1]

Notes
  1. Records for 1941 are unavailable.
  2. Meyer resigned after the first three games of the 1935 season. He was replaced by Clem Crowe, who led the team for the final six games. Xavier finished the year with an overall record of 6–3.

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