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Byron E. Morgan - Wikipedia

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Byron E. Morgan
Biographical details
Born	1917
Died	1997
Playing career
c. 1939	Geneva

Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1946	New Brighton HS (PA) (backfield)
1947–1952	Boardman HS (OH)
1953–1962	Geneva
1963–1974	Findlay

Head coaching record
Overall	101–93–8 (college)

Byron E. Morgan (1917−1997) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Geneva College from 1953 to 1962 and Findlay College—now known as the University of Findlay—from 1963 to 1974, compiling career college football coaching record of 101–93–8.

He was married in 1941 to Gretchen Morgan (b. 1916 in Ohio).^[1]

Coaching career

Geneva

Morgan was the 22nd head football coach at Geneva College^[2] in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and held that position for ten seasons, from 1953 to 1962. His coaching record at Geneva was 46–35–6.^[3]

Findlay

After coaching at Geneva, Morgan moved to Findlay College—now known as the University of Findlay–in Findlay, Ohio.^[4] He was head coach at Findlay from 1963 until the completion of the 1974 season and accumulated a record of 55–58–2 with appearances in the 1964 NAIA playoffs in 1964 and a victory in the 1967 Shrine Bowl.^[5] At Findlay, he coached future National Football League (NFL) players Odell Barry, Tony King, and Allen Smith.^[6]

Political life

After retirement from college football, Morgan remained at Findlay as an instructor and also entered local politics to serve as a city council for Findlay.^[7]

References

^ Boyle, John. "Gretchen Morgan at 105: 'I feel like I've been blessed'". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ New York Times "Geneva Names Football Coach" May 16, 1953
^ "Geneva College coaching records". Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
^ New York Times "Morgan to Coach at Findlay" August 10, 1963
^ Findlay University Archived May 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Football Record Book
^ Database Football NFL Players who attended University of Findlay
^ Toledo Blade "Councilman-Elect Becomes Ill" November 7, 1975

Geneva Golden Tornadoes head football coaches

William McCracken (1890–1896)
Ross Fiscus (1897–1899)
Samuel G. Craig (1900–1903)
Smith Alford (1904)
Archibald Leech (1905)
No team (1906)
Arthur McKean (1907–1911)
Graydon Long (1912)
C. Brainerd Metheny (1913–1916)
Philip Henry Bridenbaugh (1917–1921)
Robert Park (1922)
Tom Davies (1923)
Jack Sack (1924)
Bo McMillin (1925–1927)
Mack Flenniken (1928–1929)
Howard Harpster (1930–1932)
Jimmy Robertson (1933)
Dike Beede (1934–1936)
Edgar P. Weltner (1937–1940)
Alured Ransom (1941)
Cal Hubbard (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Alured Ransom (1946–1948)
Walter J. West (1949–1952)
Byron E. Morgan (1953–1962)
Donald Lederick (1963–1966)
Joe Banks (1967–1968)
Dan Frasier (1969–1971)
Max Holm (1972–1973)
Dick Lasse (1974–1975)
Gene Sullivan (1976–1992)
Geno DeMarco (1993– )

Findlay Oilers head football coaches

No coach (1892)
Howard Green (1893)
No coach (1894–1897)
No team (1898)
No coach (1899)
No team (1900–1901)
Harold Hammett (1902)
No coach (1903)
William Warren Sweet (1903)
No team (1904–1905)
Allison Van Horn (1906)
No team (1907)
Fred Ross (1908–1909)
No coach (1910)
No team (1911)
No coach (1912)
Cloyce M. Reeg (1913)
No team (1914)
Harry J. Barnhart (1915–1916)
Pearl B. Rice (1917)
No team (1918–1919)
Lyndon W. Harper (1920)
Carroll Morey (1921)
Russell Ward (1922)
Joe Cogdal (1923–1924)
Humphrey Harmony (1925–1926)
Harry J. Barnhart (1927–1931)
Stu Holcomb (1932–1935)
Howard Kissell (1936–1940)
Lee Graves (1941)
Nelson Jones (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Nelson Jones (1946–1948)
Jack Henning (1949–1950)
Don Renninger (1951–1954)
James D. Houdeshell (1955–1959)
Bob Gobin (1960)
Louis B. Juillerat (1961–1962)
Byron E. Morgan (1963–1974)
Dick Strahm (1975–1998)
Doug Coate (1999)
Dan Simrell (2000–2006)
Jon Wauford (2007–2010)
Rob Keys (2011–2021)
Kory Allen (2022– )

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