Joe Meyers | |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1871 |
Birth Place: | North Washington, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | San Diego County, California, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1895 |
Player Team1: | Iowa Agricultural |
Player Positions: | Halfback |
Coach Years1: | 1899 |
Coach Team1: | Iowa State |
Overall Record: | 5–4–1 |
Joseph Henry Meyers[1] [2] (December 5, 1871 – April 11, 1959) was an American college football coach who was the fifth head coach for the Iowa State Cyclones. He held that position for the 1899 season. His career coaching record at Iowa State University, located in Ames, Iowa, was 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 tie. This ranks him 20th at Iowa State in total wins and sixth in winning percentage.[3] He was an alumnus of Iowa State College (class of 1895),[4] lettering in football in 1895. He played halfback.[5] Meyers married Cecilia Wolfe in 1899. His wife had predeceased him in 1910.[6]