Chesley Johnston Explained

Chesley Johnston
Birth Date:8 November 1870
Birth Place:Maine, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma Mater:Tufts University
Coach Years1:1892
Coach Team1:Maine
Overall Record:0–2

Chesley Metcalf Johnston (November 8, 1870 – October 23, 1942)[1] [2] was an American college football coach. He was the first head football coach at Maine State College—now known as the University of Maine—where he coached in 1892 and compiled a 0–2 record.[3] [4]

Johnston attended Maine State College[5] but did not graduate. He then attended Tufts University and graduated in 1895 from the College of Letters with a bachelor of civil engineering degree. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ) fraternity.[6] [7] [8] [9] In 1893, The Boston Globe announced that Johnston, who "played on the Tufts eleven last year," was engaged to coach the "M. S. C." football players "who are already doing excellent work".[10] The reason for the difference between the date of the cited announcement (1893) and his coaching record (1892) is not clear. Following his graduation, Johnston pursued a career as a construction engineer. He died on October 23, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of liver cancer, at the age of 72.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnston . Chesley Metcalf . New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940 . Family Search.
  2. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, 1942 082751-085450. Chesley M Johnston. www.anestry.com . Image provides full birth and death dates, birth place(Maine), death place, and occupation at time of death.
  3. Web site: Through the Decades . University of Maine . August 6, 2019.
  4. Web site: The Maine Book Online. University of Maine Alumni Association . August 5, 2019. - p. 17.38 (coaches); p. 17.44 (season records)
  5. Book: Annual Reports of the Trustees, President and Other Officers. . 1890 . Maine State College . Orono, Maine . 73 Catalogue of Non-Graduates . August 6, 2019.
  6. Book: Start . Alaric Bertrand . History of Tufts College, 1854-1896 . 1896 . Tufts College . Massachusetts . 291. August 6, 2019.
  7. Book: Semi-centennial Edition of the Register of Officers of Instruction and Government and Directory of Graduates: 1852-1905 . 1905 . Tufts University . Massachusetts . 61 C95.
  8. Book: Announcement of the Engineering Schools (Bulletin, part 2), Tufts University 1913 . 1913 . Tufts University . Massachusetts . 124.
  9. Book: Catalogue of Tufts College 1892 . 1892 . Tufts College . Massachusetts . 18 .
  10. News: . Bangor. . . . September 30, 1893 . 4 . August 5, 2019 . .

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