About John Ethan Hill
Lived 1865 – 1941 (aged 75). John Ethan Hill was an American head coach, mathematician and american football coach.
John Ethan Hill (October 15, 1865 – July 2, 1941) was an American mathematician and college football coach. He was the eighth head football coach for West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, serving for one season, in 1900, and compiled a record of 4–3.
Hillwas born in Mystic, Connecticut, in 1865. He graduated from Yale University in 1885 and received a Doctor of Philosophy from Clark University. He died on July 2, 1941, at Brooklyn. He was buried at Elm Grove Cemetery in Mystic.
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American football coach
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John Ethan Hill was born on 15 October 1865 in Mystic.
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John Ethan Hill died on 2 July 1941 in Brooklyn.
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John Ethan Hill was a head coach, mathematician and american football coach.
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