Elmer Mitchell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elmer Mitchell

American college football coach, college basketball coach

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1889

Place of Birth: Negaunee, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1983

Profession: basketball coach, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Elmer Dayton Mitchell (September 6, 1889 – June 15, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach in Michigan who is considered the father of intramural sports.
He was the first varsity basketball coach at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the founder of that school's intramural sports program.
Through 2010, he has the highest winning percentage of any head coach in Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball history. Mitchell also coached at Union High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and received a Medal of Honor from Czechoslovakia for his work in the field of intramural athletics.