Harry W . Ewing Harry Walter " Buck " Ewing ( July 18 , 1886 - March 11 , 1962 ) was an American football player , coach of football and basketball , and college athletics administrator . He was a 1909 graduate of University of Nebraska where he played football . Ewing served as the head football coach at Morningside College ( 1911 ) , South Dakota State College ( 1912 – 1917 ) , Ohio Wesleyan University ( 1919 – 1921 ) , Miami University ( 1922 – 1923 ) , and Otterbein College ( 1935 – 1938 , 1942 – 1945 , 1951 – 1954 ) , compiling a career college football record of 82 – 82 – 10 . He was also the head basketball coach at South Dakota State ( 1912 – 1913 , 1914 – 1917 ) , Ohio Wesleyan ( 1919 – 1920 ) , Miami ( 1922 – 1924 ) , and Otterbein ( 1942 – 1952 ) , tallying a career college basketball mark of 117 – 111 – 1 . Early life . A native of Lincoln , Nebraska , Ewing attended Lincoln High School where he graduated in 1906 . He was an all around athlete participating in football , basketball , track , and baseball . In football he played both tackle and fullback . His football team claimed the high school championship of the United States in 1905 . In track he broke three Lincoln High School records for discus ( 111 feet ) and 12 lb shot put ( 48 feet 5 inches ) and the 12 lb hammer throw ( 165 feet 8 inches ) . Playing career . After playing tackle on the freshman team , Ewing lettered in football at the University of Nebraska under coach William C . " King " Cole in 1907 , 1908 , and 1909 . Weighing 188 - pounds , he played guard and was known as a " natural people mover on the field . " Ewing helped the 1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers to an 8 – 2 record and a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title . In 1908 , the Cornhuskers finished with 7 – 2 – 1 with Ewing starting every game at left guard . In his last season as a Cornhusker the team ' s record slipped to a 3 – 3 – 2 mark . Coaching career . After finishing his playing days at Nebraska , Ewing joined the Cornhuskers coaching staff . In 1911 , he was named Director of Athletics and coach at Morningside College in Sioux City , Iowa . The following year , he took a coaching position in both football and basketball at South Dakota State College . In 1914 , he added the title of athletic director . Ewing served as football coach at South Dakota from 1912 through 1917 with a record of 26 – 12 – 2 . He also served as basketball coach for the 1912 – 13 season where his team went 0 – 2 . The next season the college did not field a team but Ewing returned to coach the basketball team for the 1914 – 15 , 1915 – 16 , and 1916 – 17 seasons . He finished his career as South Dakota State ' s basketball coach with a record of 14 – 20 – 1 . In 1918 Ewing was named head coach of Ohio Wesleyan University where he eventually was promoted to Associate Professor of Physical Education and Graduate Manager . In his three years as football coach at Ohio Wesleyan he had a combined record of 11 – 9 . He also served as basketball coach for the 1919 – 20 season where his team went 5 – 8 . In 1922 , he took a position as Professor of Physical Education and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Miami University . While at Miami he served as head coach of both the football and basketball teams . In the two years as head coach had a combined record of 11 – 15 in basketball and 7 – 7 – 2 in football . Ewing returned to college coaching in 1934 when he took a position at Otterbein College in Westerville , Ohio . Known as " Mr . Athletics " at Otterbein he served as coach of numerous sports as well as athletic director , trainer , and Physical Education Director from 1934 to 1958 . During his career as a coach at Otterbein , Ewing compiled a 32 – 51 – 6 record in football and an 87 – 68 record in basketball . He was honored several ways by Otterbein for his impact on athletics . The track in the Rike Center is named in his memory and he was named to the Otterbein College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009 .