About Merlin A. Ditmer
Lived 1886 – 1950 (aged 63). Merlin A. Ditmer was a coach.
Merlin Ammon Ditmer (April 9, 1886 – March 10, 1950) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach (1920–1926) and head men's basketball coach (1920–1925) at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. Ditmer moved to Oxford, Ohio to work an assistant football and basketball coach at Miami University before serving as the school's athletic director from 1941 to 1948.
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Who was Merlin A. Ditmer?
American football and basketball coach
When was Merlin A. Ditmer born?
Merlin A. Ditmer was born on 9 April 1886 in Potsdam.
When did Merlin A. Ditmer die?
Merlin A. Ditmer died on 10 March 1950 in Cincinnati.
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Merlin A. Ditmer was a coach.
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