Clement M. Eyler Explained

Clement M. Eyler
Birth Date:21 May 1897
Birth Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1932
Coach Team2:Milligan
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1926–1942
Coach Team4:Milligan
Overall Record: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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . English Prof. is Also Athlete and Crack Coach . Johnson City Chronicle . . September 19, 1926 . 14 . September 26, 2020 . .
  2. News: . Dr. Clement Eyler Will Join English Department At TPI . . . March 25, 1956 . 1 . September 26, 2020 . .
  3. News: Jenkins . Henry . Milligan sports legend, C.M. Eyler, will be buried today . Johnson City Press . . February 17, 1979 . 14 . September 26, 2020 . .