Ira Johnson

Ira Branch Johnson (September 17, 1880 – November 30, 1950) was an American college football player and coach. He was the seventh head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, serving for two seasons, from 1905 to 1906, and compiling a record of 6–9–1.[2]

Ira Johnson
Biographical details
Born(1880-09-17)September 17, 1880
DiedNovember 30, 1950(1950-11-30) (aged 70)[1]
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1900–1901VMI
1902–1904Virginia
Position(s)Tackle, guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1905–1906VMI
1907–1908Virginia (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall6–9–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
4× All-Southern (1901–1904)

During World War I, Johnson served as Captain, Battery C, 111th Field Artillery, 29th Division, prior to his discharge on June 11, 1918.[3] He later worked as an assistant superintendent at the assembly plant in the Bartlett-Hayward industrial complex, an important Baltimore manufacturer.[4]

At the time of his death, he was a municipal judge in Richmond, Virginia. He was married at least twice, to Mary Louise Herbert in 1906 and later to Jeanne Boutin.[5]

Born in Woodville, North Carolina, he was the brother of Hammond Johnson.

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1905–1906)
1905 VMI 2–5–1
1906 VMI 4–4
VMI: 6–9–1
Total:6–9–1

References
  1. "University of Virginia Alumni News". 1950.
  2. Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
  4. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  5. Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
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