Chesley Johnston

Chesley Metcalf Johnston (November 8, 1870 – October 23, 1942)[1][2] was an American college football coach. He was the first head football coach at Maine State College—now known as the University of Maine—where he coached in 1892 and compiled a 0–2 record.[3][4]

Chesley Johnston
Biographical details
Born(1870-11-08)November 8, 1870
Maine
DiedOctober 23, 1942(1942-10-23) (aged 71)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma materTufts University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1892Maine
Head coaching record
Overall0–2

Johnston attended Maine State College[5] but did not graduate. He then attended Tufts University and graduated in 1895 from the College of Letters with a bachelor of civil engineering degree. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ) fraternity.[6][7][8][9] In 1893, The Boston Globe announced that Johnston, who "played on the Tufts eleven last year," was engaged to coach the "M. S. C." football players "who are already doing excellent work."[10] The difference between the date of the cited announcement (1893) and his coaching record (1892) isn't clear. Following his graduation, Johnston pursued a career as a construction engineer. He died on October 23, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of liver cancer, at the age of 72.[2]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Independent) (1892)
1892 Maine 0–2
Maine: 0–2
Total:0–2

References
  1. Johnston, Chesley Metcalf. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940". Family Search.
  2. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, 1942 082751-085450. Chesley M Johnston. www.anestry.com (Subscription required.). Image provides full birth and death dates, birth place(Maine), death place, and occupation at time of death.
  3. "Through the Decades". University of Maine. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  4. "The Maine Book Online" (PDF). University of Maine Alumni Association. Retrieved August 5, 2019. - p. 17.38 (coaches); p. 17.44 (season records)
  5. Annual Reports of the Trustees, President and Other Officers. Orono, Maine: Maine State College. 1890. p. 73 Catalogue of Non-Gradates. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  6. Start, Alaric Bertrand (1896). History of Tufts College, 1854-1896. Massachusetts: Tufts College. p. 291. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  7. Semi-centennial Edition of the Register of Officers of Instruction and Government and Directory of Graduates: 1852-1905. Massachusetts: Tufts University. 1905. p. 61 C95. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  8. Announcement of the Engineering Schools (Bulletin, part 2), Tufts University 1913. Massachusetts: Tufts University. 1913. p. 124. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  9. Catalogue of Tufts College 1892. Massachusetts: Tufts College. 1892. p. 18. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  10. "Bangor". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 30, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved August 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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