Clement M. Eyler
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1897 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 1979 (aged 81) Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1932 | Milligan |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1942 | Milligan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–6 (football) |
Clement Manley Eyler (May 21, 1897 – February 15, 1979) was an American football and basketball coach and educator. He served as the head basketball coach at Milligan College—now known as Milligan University—in Milligan College, Tennessee from 1926 to 1942. Eyler was also the head football coach at Milligan for one season, in 1932.
Eyler studied at the University of Georgia, Columbia University, and the University of Tennessee. In addition to coaching, he was also an English professor at Milligan.[1] Eyler was the superintendent of schools in Bristol, Tennessee for 10 years before joining the English Department at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute—now known as Tennessee Technological University—in Cookeville, Tennessee in 1957.[2]
Eyler died on February 15, 1979, in Cookeville, after a long illness.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milligan Buffaloes (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1932–1941) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Milligan | 0–6 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| Milligan: | 0–6 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–6 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "English Prof. is Also Athlete and Crack Coach". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 19, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Dr. Clement Eyler Will Join English Department At TPI". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Tennessee. March 25, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Jenkins, Henry (February 17, 1979). "Milligan sports legend, C.M. Eyler, will be buried today". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1897 births
- 1979 deaths
- School superintendents in Tennessee
- Milligan Buffaloes athletic directors
- Milligan Buffaloes football coaches
- Milligan Buffaloes men's basketball coaches
- Milligan University faculty
- Tennessee Technological University faculty
- Columbia University alumni
- University of Georgia alumni
- University of Tennessee alumni
- Sportspeople from Winston-Salem, North Carolina