Myron Elmer Fuller (June 4, 1889 – August 31, 1949) was an American football player and coach.

Myron Fuller
Fuller pictured in 1922
Biographical details
Born(1889-06-04)June 4, 1889
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 1949(1949-08-31) (aged 60)
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1910Yale
Position(s)Guard, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1912–1913Stevens
1914–1915Colby
1916Haverford School
1917Swarthmore (assistant)
1918Hog Island Shipyard
1919West Virginia (line)
1920North Carolina
1921Tulane
1922–1927Yale (line)
Head coaching record
Bowls17–33 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1914)

Playing career

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Fuller played football at Yale University in 1910 and graduated from the school in 1911.

Coaching career

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He served as the head coach at Stevens Institute of Technology (1912–1913) Colby College (1914–1915), Haverford School (1916), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1920), and Tulane University (1921). He later served as a line coach for the Yale Bulldogs. His 1914 Colby team is considered to be one of the strongest college teams ever in the state of Maine. Colby defeated their opponents by a combined score of 277 to 49, swept in-state rivals Maine, Bowdoin, and Bates, beat Holy Cross 17 to 0, and nearly upset Navy in a 31 to 21 game.[1]

Later life and death

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Fuller left coaching after 1927 to pursue a career in industrial engineering. He died of a heart attack at his home in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, on August 31, 1949, at the age of 60.[2]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Stevens (Independent) (1912–1913)
1912 Stevens 1–9
1913 Stevens 2–6
Stevens: 3–15
Colby Mules (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914–1915)
1914 Colby 6–2 3–0 1st
1915 Colby 4–4 2–1
Stevens: 10–6 5–1
North Carolina Tar Heels (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920)
1920 North Carolina 2–6 0–5 15th
North Carolina: 2–6 0–5
Tulane Green Wave (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921)
1921 Tulane 4–6 3–3 13th
Tulane: 4–6 3–3
Total: 17–33

References

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  1. ^ "Coach Myron E. Fuller". News and Observer (Raleigh). February 25, 1920.
  2. ^ "Myron E. Fuller" (PDF). The New York Times. September 2, 1949. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
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