American athlete and coach (1905–1957)
Joseph Jefferson "Jeff" Carlin (June 5, 1905 – April 14, 1957) was an American football , basketball , and baseball player and coach.
Carlin attended high school at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, New York , where he was a star baseball, basketball, and football athlete.[ 1] Collegiately, he played baseball, basketball, and football at Washington & Jefferson College , playing in the 1922 Rose Bowl . He declined an offer from the New York Giants professional baseball team to coach college basketball.[ 2]
Carlin was a long time basketball coach at Case Tech in Cleveland, Ohio from 1930 to 1946. He was also a head college coach football for four games in 1945.[ 3]
From 1944 to 1946, he was the head basketball coach of the NBL 's Cleveland Allmen Transfers and star player Mel Riebe .
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Western Reserve (1890–1969) Case Tech (1891–1969) Case Western Reserve (1970–present)