Joseph A. Meyer
American football, basketball, and baseball coach
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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 1929 and at Cincinnati in 1942, amassing a career college baseball record of 14–10.[1] 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.[2]
BornDecember 10, 1893
DiedJuly 14, 1970 (aged 76)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
1916–1917Notre Dame
1914–1917Notre Dame
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1893 |
| Died | July 14, 1970 (aged 76) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | Notre Dame |
| Baseball | |
| 1914–1917 | Notre Dame |
| 1919 | Columbia Comers |
| Position | First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1935 | Xavier |
| 1938–1942 | Cincinnati |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1933 | Xavier |
| Baseball | |
| 1926, 1929 | Xavier |
| 1941–1943 | Cincinnati |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1920–1935 | Xavier |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 94–52 (basketball) 15–14 (baseball)[n 1] |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Xavier Saints (Independent) (1920) | |||||||||
| 1920 | St. Xavier | 7–1 | |||||||
| St. Xavier / Xavier Musketeers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1921–1934) | |||||||||
| 1921 | St. Xavier | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1922 | St. Xavier | 6–2–1 | 2–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1923 | St. Xavier | 4–4 | 1–2 | 15th | |||||
| 1924 | St. Xavier | 2–5–1 | 1–1–1 | T–10th | |||||
| 1925 | St. Xavier | 5–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1926 | St. Xavier | 9–1 | 1–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1927 | St. Xavier | 8–1–1 | 1–0 | NA | |||||
| 1928 | St. Xavier | 7–2 | 0–1 | T–12th | |||||
| 1929 | St. Xavier | 6–4 | 0–2 | T–16th | |||||
| 1930 | Xavier | 6–4 | 2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | Xavier | 4–3–1 | 1–0–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1932 | Xavier | 6–2–1 | 0–1 | 20th | |||||
| 1933 | Xavier | 6–2–1 | 1–0 | NA | |||||
| 1934 | Xavier | 6–2–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Xavier Musketeers (Independent) (1935) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Xavier | 1–2[n 2] | |||||||
| Xavier: | 89–39–8 | 16–9–3 | |||||||
| 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
| 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
- Records for 1941 are unavailable.
- 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.
