John Thomas Ewing (October 29, 1856 – October 31, 1926) was an American educator, university administrator, and college football coach. He taught as a professor of Classics and served as the registrar at Alma College for 36 years. Ewing was the head coach of the Alma football team in 1894.
Biography Ewing graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1880.Bulletin, p. 9, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Alma College, 1890. From 1882 to 1887, he served as the superintendent of schools at Petoskey, Michigan.Wooster Alumni Bulletin, Volume 2, p. 62, College of Wooster, 1888. In 1887, he was hired to the faculty at the College of Wooster, where he served as the Principal of the Preparatory Department until 1890. Ewing received a Master of Arts degree from Wooster in 1890, where he studied Latin comedy. While at Wooster, Ewing worked with Cornelius Marshal Lowe on the "widely known" text Caesar's Gallic War, which was first published in 1891. In 1890, the chairman of Greek studies at Alma College resigned to take a job elsewhere, and Alma hired Ewing onto its faculty as a professor of ancient languages.Augustus Fredrich Bruske, History of Alma College from 1886 to 1896, p. 18, 1896. Ewing remained at Alma College as a professor and the registrar for 36 years.
In 1894, Ewing was the head football coach at Alma, leading his team to record of 2–0.
Ewing died on October 31, 1926, after a brief illness.Michigan Education Journal, Volume 4, p. 238, Michigan Education Association, 1926.
Head coaching record
Published works Caesar's Gallic War, 1891.Arthur Tappan Walker, Cornelius Marshal Lowe, John Thomas Ewing, Caesar's Gallic War (revision), Scott, Foresman and Co., 1907.
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