John McLean (athlete)

John McLean

McLean, cropped from 1898 Michigan team photograph
Biographical details
Born	(1878-01-10)January 10, 1878 Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
Died	June 4, 1955(1955-06-04) (aged 77) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1897–1899	Michigan
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1901–1902	Knox (IL)
1903–1905	Missouri
Track and field
1904	Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall	24–22–4 (.520) (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Third-team All-American (1899)

John Frederick McLean (January 10, 1878 – June 4, 1955) was an All-American college football player, track and field athlete, and coach. He won a silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris with a time of 15.5 seconds. He was also selected as an All-American football player in 1899 while playing for the University of Michigan. He went on to coach the Knox College and University of Missouri football teams in the 1900s. He was dismissed from his coaching position at Missouri in January 1906 after being accused of paying money to a player. Knox College voted him into their athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.^[1]