John McLean (athlete)
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McLean, cropped from 1898 Michigan team photograph
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| Sport(s) | American football, baseball, track and field |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 10, 1878 |
| Died | June 4, 1955 (aged 77) |
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| Football | |
| 1897–1899 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1901–1902 | Knox (IL) |
| 1903–1905 | Missouri |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–22–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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| College Football All-American, 1899 | |
.png) John McLean |
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Representing the  United States
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1900 Paris | 110 metre hurdles |
John Frederick McLean (January 10, 1878 – June 4, 1955) was an All-American college football player, track and field athlete, and coach. He won a silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris with a time of 15.5 seconds. He was also selected as an All-American football player in 1899 while playing for the University of Michigan. He went on to coach the Knox College and University of Missouri football teams in the 1900s. He was dismissed from his coaching position at Missouri in January 1906 after being accused of paying money to a player. Knox College voted him into their athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.
McLean's hometown was Menominee, Michigan, a lumber town located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He enrolled in the University of Michigan where he became a star athlete in American football, track and field, and baseball. He played as a substitute on Michigan's 1897 football team and played left halfback for the 1898 and 1899 teams. McLean was also a member of Michigan's track and baseball teams. In May 1899, McLean set the University of Michigan school record in the 120-yard hurdles with a time of 16-1/5 seconds. On the same day, he also broke a western intercollegiate record in the running broad jump by clearing 23 feet.
In 1898, McLean played on Michigan's first Western Conference (as the Big Ten Conference was then known) championship football team. The Wolverines won the championship with a 12–11 victory over Chicago—a game that inspired Louis Elbel to write the University of Michigan's fight song, "The Victors." McLean contributed to the win over Chicago with a kick return to the 50-yard line and a second kick return for 35 yards.
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