Chesley Metcalf Johnston (November 8, 1870 – October 23, 1942)[1][2] was an American college football coach. He was the first head football coach at Maine State College—now known as the University of Maine—where he coached in 1892 and compiled a 0–2 record.[3][4]
Johnston attended Maine State College[5] but did not graduate. He then attended Tufts University and graduated in 1895 from the College of Letters with a bachelor of civil engineering degree. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ) fraternity.[6][7][8][9] In 1893, The Boston Globe announced that Johnston, who "played on the Tufts eleven last year," was engaged to coach the "M. S. C." football players "who are already doing excellent work".[10] The reason for the difference between the date of the cited announcement (1893) and his coaching record (1892) is not clear. Following his graduation, Johnston pursued a career as a construction engineer. He died on October 23, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of liver cancer, at the age of 72.[2]
^ abPennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, 1942 082751-085450. Chesley M Johnston. www.anestry.com (Subscription required.). Image provides full birth and death dates, birth place(Maine), death place, and occupation at time of death.
^Semi-centennial Edition of the Register of Officers of Instruction and Government and Directory of Graduates: 1852-1905. Massachusetts: Tufts University. 1905. p. 61 C95.
^Announcement of the Engineering Schools (Bulletin, part 2), Tufts University 1913. Massachusetts: Tufts University. 1913. p. 124.
^Catalogue of Tufts College 1892. Massachusetts: Tufts College. 1892. p. 18.
