Alumni Weekend – Cradle of Coaches

The Cradle of Coaches: A Legacy of Excellence

The Cradle of Coaches: A Legacy of Excellence

Miami University will be having its annual Alumni Weekend, June 19-22.  Among the events will be a presentation on the Cradle of Coaches by Johnathan Cooper of the Miami University Libraries.  The presentation is titled “Cradle of Coaches: A Legacy of Excellence” and will be held at 1:45 on Saturday June 21 in room 320 of King Library.

The presentation will include Weeb Ewbank, Paul Brown, Sid Gillman, Woody Hayes, Ara Parseghian and several others, as well as some background information about the “Cradle” and current coaches who are carrying on the torch.  There will also be items from the Cradle of Coaches Collection on display and discussed in the presentation.  The collection is housed in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections in King Library.