Edward Mylin

Edward Everett "Hook" Mylin (October 23, 1894 – June 19, 1975) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head coach at Lebanon Valley College from 1923 to 1933, Bucknell University from 1934 to 1936, Lafayette College from 1937 to 1942 and again in 1946, and New York University (NYU) from 1947 to 1949. Mylin was also the head basketball coach at Lebanon Valley from 1923 to 1934 and the head baseball coach at Bucknell from 1935 to 1937. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1974.

Edward Mylin
Biographical details
Born(1894-10-23)October 23, 1894
Leaman Place, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 1975(1975-06-19) (aged 80)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1910sFranklin & Marshall
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Massanutten Military (VA)
early 1920sIowa State (assistant)
1923–1933Lebanon Valley
1934–1936Bucknell
1937–1942Lafayette
1945Camp Lee
1946Lafayette
1947–1949NYU
Basketball
1923–1934Lebanon Valley
Baseball
1935–1937Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall106–99–17 (college football)
93–82 (college basketball)
12–27–1 (college baseball)
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 Middle Three (1937, 1940–1942)
Awards
Football
AFCA Coach of the Year (1937)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1974 (profile)

Playing career and military service

Mylin attended Franklin & Marshall College, where he played football as a quarterback and was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity before graduating in 1916. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during World War I and was wounded in France.[1]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AP#
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1923–1933)
1923 Lebanon Valley 4–4–1
1924 Lebanon Valley 5–2–2
1925 Lebanon Valley 2–3–3
1926 Lebanon Valley 4–4
1927 Lebanon Valley 2–5–1
1928 Lebanon Valley 2–5–2
1929 Lebanon Valley 2–6–1
1930 Lebanon Valley 4–6
1931 Lebanon Valley 4–4
1932 Lebanon Valley 4–4
1933 Lebanon Valley 5–2–2
Lebanon Valley: 38–45–12
Bucknell Bison (Independent) (1934–1936)
1934 Bucknell 7–2–2W Orange
1935 Bucknell 6–3
1936 Bucknell 4–4–1
Bucknell: 17–9–3
Lafayette Leopards (Middle Three Conference) (1937–1942)
1937 Lafayette 8–02–01st
1938 Lafayette 5–31–12nd
1939 Lafayette 4–51–12nd
1940 Lafayette 9–02–01st19
1941 Lafayette 5–42–01st
1942 Lafayette 3–5–11–0–1T–1st
Camp Lee Travellers (Independent) (1945)
1945 Camp Lee 7–4
Camp Lee: 7–4
Lafayette Leopards (Middle Three Conference) (1946)
1946 Lafayette 2–71–12nd
Lafayette: 36–24–110–3–1
NYU Violets (Independent) (1947–1949)
1947 NYU 2–5–1
1948 NYU 3–6
1949 NYU 3–6
NYU: 8–17–1
Total:106–99–17
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Edward Mylin; Lancaster". The Ephrata Review. Ephrata, Pennsylvania. June 26, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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