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American football and basketball coach (1886–1950)

Merlin Ditmer
Biographical details
Born	(1886-04-09)April 9, 1886 Potsdam, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 10, 1950(1950-03-10) (aged 63) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Otterbein
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1926	Otterbein
1927–1940	Miami (OH) (assistant)
Basketball
1920–1925	Otterbein
1927–1941	Miami (OH) (assistant)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1948	Miami (OH)

Head coaching record
Overall	13–37–4 (football) 6–25 (basketball)

Merlin Ammon Ditmer (April 9, 1886 – March 10, 1950) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach (1920–1926) and head men's basketball coach (1920–1925) at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. Ditmer moved to Oxford, Ohio to work an assistant football and basketball coach at Miami University before serving as the school's athletic director from 1941 to 1948.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Otterbein Cardinals (Independent) (1920)
1920	Otterbein	1–7
Otterbein Cardinals (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1921–1926)
1921	Otterbein	1–5–2	1–3–2	13th
1922	Otterbein	2–6	2–6	15th
1923	Otterbein	5–3	4–3	6th
1924	Otterbein	2–5	2–5	T–15th
1925	Otterbein	0–6–2	0–5–1	20th
1926	Otterbein	2–5	1–5	18th
Otterbein:		13–37–4	10–27–3
Total:		13–31–4

v t e Otterbein Cardinals head football coaches
Abraham L. Artz (1891) No coach (1892) Carl Semple (1893) Holly Farrar (1894) Ernest Barnard (1895) Charles H. Pillsbury (1897) No coach (1898–1899) John Harrison Flowers (1900) Edward C. Wainright (1901–1902) Hersey R. Keene (1903–1904) Emory O. Beane (1905) John Emanuel Kalmbach (1906) Edward A. Werner (1907–1908) Albert Exendine (1909–1911) William Jennings Gardner (1912) Royal F. Martin (1913–1915) Harold Iddings (1916) Frank Gorton (1917) Harry P. Swain (1918) Ray E. Watts (1919) Merlin A. Ditmer (1920–1926) Alfred B. Sears (1927–1928) Deke Edler (1929–1934) Harry W. Ewing (1935–1938) Sam T. Selby (1939–1941) Harry W. Ewing (1942–1945) George Novotny (1946–1950) Harry W. Ewing (1951–1954) Bob Agler (1955–1965) Larry Lintner (1966–1969) Bob Agler (1970–1974) Rich Seils (1975–1984) Bob Shaw (1985–1987) Mark Asher (1988–1990) John Hussey (1991–1994) Wally Hood (1995–2000) Paul Alt (2001–2002) Joe Loth (2003–2011) Tim Doup (2012–2022) Tommy Zagorski (2023) Jake Schaefer # (2024) Dave Marquis (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Miami RedHawks athletic directors
F. W. Stone (1908–1912) A. E. Young (1912–1913) A. D. Browne (1914–1916) Alfred Brodbeck (1916–1920) George Little (1921) Harry W. Ewing (1922–1924) George Rider (1924–1940) Merlin A. Ditmer (1941–1948) James Garder (1949–1950) John Brickels (1951–1963) Dick Shrider (1964–1988) R. C. Johnson (1989–1994) Eric Hyman (1995–1998) Joel Maturi (1998–2002) Brad Bates (2002–2012) David Sayler (2012– )

F. W. Stone (1908–1912)
A. E. Young (1912–1913)
A. D. Browne (1914–1916)
Alfred Brodbeck (1916–1920)
George Little (1921)
Harry W. Ewing (1922–1924)
George Rider (1924–1940)
Merlin A. Ditmer (1941–1948)
James Garder (1949–1950)
John Brickels (1951–1963)
Dick Shrider (1964–1988)
R. C. Johnson (1989–1994)
Eric Hyman (1995–1998)
Joel Maturi (1998–2002)
Brad Bates (2002–2012)
David Sayler (2012– )