John Chalmers (coach)
Chalmers from 1905 Hawkeye | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1874 Downsville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 1962 (aged 87) Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1900 | Lafayette |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1901 | Dubuque HS (IA) |
| 1902 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1903–1905 | Iowa |
| 1906 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1907–1913 | St. Joseph's (IA) |
| 1914–1924 | Dubuque |
| Basketball | |
| 1904–1905 | Iowa |
| 1915–1917 | Dubuque |
| Baseball | |
| 1903 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1904–1905 | Iowa |
| 1915–1921 | Dubuque |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 100–47–8 (college football) 16–15 (college basketball) |
John George Chalmers (August 17, 1874 – June 8, 1962) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College (1902), the University of Iowa (1903–1905), Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College, (1907–1914), and the University of Dubuque (1914–1924), compiling a career college football record of 100–47–8. Chalmers was also the head men's basketball coach at Iowa for one season (1904–1905), tallying a mark of 6–8, and the baseball coach at Iowa for two seasons (1904–1905) and at Columbia College from 1915 to 1921.