Lynn Wilbur "The Saint" St. John (November 18, 1876 – September 30, 1950) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. The Union City, Pennsylvania native was the head basketball coach at Ohio State University from 1911 to 1919, and served as the school's second athletic director, a position he held for 33 years. He also served on the NCAA Rules Committee along with James Naismith from 1912 to 1937). In 1956, Ohio State built a new basketball arena and named it St. John Arena after him. In 1962, he was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. References External links 1876 births 1950 deaths American men's basketball coaches American football running backs Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania College of Wooster alumni Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Ohio State Buckeyes athletic directors Ohio State Buckeyes baseball coaches Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball coaches Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops baseball coaches Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football coaches Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops men's basketball coaches People from Erie County, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania Wooster Fighting Scots football coaches Wooster Fighting Scots men's basketball coaches