Elmer Mitchell College coach

Elmer D. Mitchell (September 6, 1889 – June 15, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach in Michigan who is considered the father of intramural sports. He was the first varsity basketball coach at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the founder of that school's intramural sports program. Through 2010, he has the highest winning percentage of any head coach in Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball history.Mitchell also coached at Union High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and received a Medal of Honor from Czechoslovakia for his work in the field of intramural athletics.

Personal facts

Elmer Mitchell
Alias (AKA)Mitchell Elmer D.
Birth dateSeptember 06, 1889
Date of deathJune 15, 1983
Place of death
Ann Arbor Michigan , Michigan Wolverines

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Coach

coached team
Michigan Wolverines
Eastern Michigan Eagles
overall record
Basketball: 47–25 ()
Football: 5–4–2 ()

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