Ryland Harp "Taffy" Milner (September 24, 1909 – June 16, 1999) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the ninth head football coach at Northwest Missouri State College–now known as Northwest Missouri State University— in Maryville, Missouri, serving for 21 seasons, from 1937 to 1957, and compiling a record of 91–62–13. Milner was the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State from 1943 to 1950, tallying a mark of 67–60. He was also the school's athletic director from 1958 to 1975.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1909 Glen Cove, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1999 (aged 89) Maryville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1932 | Northwest Missouri State |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1933 | Northwest Missouri State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1936 | Jackson HS (MO) |
| 1937–1957 | Northwest Missouri State |
| Basketball | |
| 1933–1937 | Jackson HS (MO) |
| 1943–1950 | Northwest Missouri State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1958–1975 | Northwest Missouri State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 91–62–13 (college football) 67–60 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 MIAA (1938–1939, 1941–1942, 1948, 1952) Basketball 1 MIAA regular season (1946) | |
Milner attended Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where was coached by Henry Iba. Milner then attended Northwest Missouri State, where Iba has been appointed head basketball coach in 1929. Milner lettered in football and basketball each for four seasons at Northwest Missouri State. He played football as a quarterback and basketball as a guard. After graduating in 1933, Milner began his coaching career at Jackson High School in Jackson, Missouri, succeeding Wilbur Stalcup, a fellow Northwest Missouri State alum.[2]
Milner died on June 16, 1999, in Maryville.[3]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1957) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Northwest Missouri State | 2–5–2 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1938 | Northwest Missouri State | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Northwest Missouri State | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1940 | Northwest Missouri State | 7–2 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Northwest Missouri State | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1942 | Northwest Missouri State | 4–2–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1943 | Northwest Missouri State | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1944 | Northwest Missouri State | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Northwest Missouri State | 4–3 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1947 | Northwest Missouri State | 5–2–2 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1948 | Northwest Missouri State | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1949 | Northwest Missouri State | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Northwest Missouri State | 3–5–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1951 | Northwest Missouri State | 2–6–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1952 | Northwest Missouri State | 6–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Northwest Missouri State | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Northwest Missouri State | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1955 | Northwest Missouri State | 2–5–1 | 2–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1956 | Northwest Missouri State | 2–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1957 | Northwest Missouri State | 1–6–1 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Northwest Missouri State: | 91–62–13 | 45–37–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 91–62–13 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Seifert, Allen (April 14, 1975). "Milner Era at Northwest Mo. State Near Close". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. p. 45. Retrieved October 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Maryville Teachers' to Develop Its Own Stars". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. July 11, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Notable Deaths". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. June 16, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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