Clement M. Eyler

Clement M. Eyler
Biographical details
Born	May 21, 1897; Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Died	February 15, 1979 (aged 81); Cookeville, Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932	Milligan
Basketball
1926–1942	Milligan
Head coaching record
Overall	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]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Milligan Buffaloes (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1932–1941)
1932	Milligan	0–6	0–4	6th
Milligan:		0–6	0–4
Total:		0–6

References

"English Prof. is Also Athlete and Crack Coach". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 19, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
"Dr. Clement Eyler Will Join English Department At TPI". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Tennessee. March 25, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
Jenkins, Henry (February 17, 1979). "Milligan sports legend, C.M. Eyler, will be buried today". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1] "English Prof. is Also Athlete and Crack Coach". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 19, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "Dr. Clement Eyler Will Join English Department At TPI". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Tennessee. March 25, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] Jenkins, Henry (February 17, 1979). "Milligan sports legend, C.M. Eyler, will be buried today". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .