Football Coach At Tennessee and Michigan
In June 1914, Pontius graduated from the law department at Michigan. He moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he had a contract with the University of Tennessee athletic association as football coach. After two years as an assistant football coach with Zora G. Clevenger, the University announced in January 1916 that Pontius was not returning to Tennessee “because of private business interests.”
In September 1916, Yost announced that Pontius had been hired as an assistant coach for Michigan's varsity football team. In October 1916, the Syracuse Herald noted that “the line coaching of Miller Pontius has helped remarkably in bolstering up their department, and the back field can bank on much better protection.”
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