Mike Hyland

Mike Hyland
Biographical details
Born(1886-09-26)September 26, 1886
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1958(1958-04-14) (aged 71)
Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1908–1910Iowa
Basketball
1908–1909Iowa
Track and field
c. 1909Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1911–1913Leander Clark
1915–1916Highland Park (IA)
1923Grinnell (line)
1924–1926Grinnell
Basketball
1911–1914Leander Clark
1924–1927Grinnell
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1911–1914Leander Clark

Mark William "Mike" Hyland IV (September 26, 1886 – April 14, 1958) was an American football and basketball player and coach, athletics administrator, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Leander Clark College in Toledo, Iowa from 1911 to 1913, Highland Park College in Des Moines, Iowa from 1915 to 1916, and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from 1924 to 1926. Hyland played college football at the University of Iowa, lettering from 1908 to 1910.[1]

Hyland was born on September 26, 1886, in Des Moines, Iowa.[2][3] Hyland graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1911. That year, he was hired as the coach and athletic director at Leander Clark.[4] In 1915, he was appointed head football coach at Highland Park.[5] Hyland joined the football coaching staff as line coach at Grinnell late in 1923 season. The next year he was named head coach of football and basketball at Grinnell.[6]

Hyland practiced law in Tama, Iowa. He died on April 14, 1958, at a hospital in Marshalltown, Iowa.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Grinnell Pioneers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1924–1926)
1924 Grinnell 3–3 2–1 4th
1925 Grinnell 3–3–2 2–2–1 T–5th
1926 Grinnell 6–1–1 3–1–1 4th
Grinnell: 12–7–3 7–4–2
Total:

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References

  1. ^ "Saw Pioneers play Drake At Night in 1901—Mike Hyland and Others Recall Grid Games of 30 Years Ago". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 18, 1928. pp. 17, 19. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ Levere, William C., ed. (1912). Who's Who in SAE. Evanston, Illinois: Sigma Alpha Epsilon. p. 125. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ a b "Longtime Tama Attorney Dies". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. April 14, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Hyland To Head Leander Clark". The Register and Leader. Des Moines, Iowa. June 4, 1911. p. 42. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Mark Hyland With Coach Highlanders". The Register and Leader. Des Moines, Iowa. January 28, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Mike Hyland and Charles Black to Coach Grinnell". The Evening Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. April 17, 1924. p. 25. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Mike Hyland". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2026.