Mike Ahearn
| Mike Ahearn | |
|---|---|
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 28, 1878 Rotherham, England |
| Died |
February 5, 1948 (aged 69) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| Football c. 1900 Basketball 1902–1904 Baseball 1898 1901–1904 |
Massachusetts Agricultural Massachusetts Agricultural Massachusetts Agricultural Massachusetts Agricultural |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1905–1910 Basketball 1906–1911 Baseball 1904–1910 |
Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1920–1947 | Kansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
39–12 (football) 28–27 (basketball) 90–35–12 (baseball) |
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Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships | |
Michael Francis Ahearn (November 28, 1878 – February 5, 1948) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professor. He served as the tenth head football coach at Kansas State Agricultural College, now Kansas State University, holding the position for six seasons, from 1905 until 1910, and compiling a record of 39–12. His 39 wins are second most in the history of Kansas State Wildcats football, and his winning percentage of .765 is the highest of any coach in program history. Ahearn was also the head basketball coach at Kansas State from 1906 to 1911, tallying a mark of 28–27, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1904 to 1910, amassing a record of 90–35–12. From 1920 until 1947, he was the athletic director at Kansas State, during which time the school built Memorial Stadium, the Wildcats home football venue from 1922 until 1967.
Ahearn was born on November 28, 1878 in Rotherham, England. He attended Massachusetts Agricultural College, now the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey.[1] Over the years, he served Kansas State in a variety of roles that included coach, professor, head of the Department of Physical Education, and Director of Athletics. Ahearn died on February 5, 1948 in Manhattan, Kansas.[2] Kansas State honored his memory in 1950 with the opening of Ahearn Field House, which currently houses the school's volleyball and indoor track and field teams, and was home to the men's and women's basketball teams until 1988.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State Wildcats (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1905–1910) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Kansas State | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1906 | Kansas State | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1907 | Kansas State | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1908 | Kansas State | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1909 | Kansas State | 7–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1910 | Kansas State | 10–1 | 1st | ||||||
| Kansas State: | 39–12 | ||||||||
| Total: | 39–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State Wildcats (Independent) (1906–1911) | |||||||||
| 1906–07 | Kansas State | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1907–08 | Kansas State | 1–12 | |||||||
| 1908–09 | Kansas State | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1909–10 | Kansas State | 11–3 | |||||||
| 1910–11 | Kansas State | 5–3 | |||||||
| Kansas State: | 28–27 | ||||||||
| Total: | 28–27 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ AP (September 19, 1944). "Gardner May Be New K-State Man; Mike Ahearn Is Nearing End of K-State Athletic Trail". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ↑ AP (February 6, 1948). "Michael Ahearn Dies in Kansas". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
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