| John Minds | |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1894–1897 |
| Player Team1: | Penn |
| Player Positions: | Fullback, tackle |
| Coach Years1: | 1898 |
| Coach Team1: | Minnesota |
| Overall Record: | 4–5 |
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| Cfbhof Year: | 1962 |
| Cfbhof Id: | 2102 |
John Henry Minds (April 9, 1871 – December 31, 1963) was an American college football player and coach. He played football at the University of Pennsylvania as a fullback and tackle from 1894 to 1897. Minds served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota in 1898, compiling a record of 4–5. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1962.
Minds was a later a lawyer and general solicitor for the United Gas Improvement Co.—now known as UGI Corporation. He died on December 31, 1963, at his home in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia.[1]