L.W. ST. JOHN
Lynn was enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1962. Although he was active in athletics in high school and college his strong contributions to the game of basketball was in administration and with activities on the NCAA and International rules committees. His contributions were during a time of tremendous growth and he was known as a “master of diplomacy”.
Lynn went to Monroe High School where he played football, basketball, baseball and track. He attended college at Ohio State University, College of Wooster and Starling (Ohio) Medical College. Lynn played halfback for OSU in 1900. He coached at the College of Wooster (1902-09), Ohio Wesleyan (1902-11) and OSU (1912-19).
Lynn served on the Olympic basketball committee and served as chairman of the NCAA rules committee from 1912 to 1937. James Naismith served with him on that committee. The basketball arena at Ohio State University, where he coached (1912-19) and became Athletic Director in 1915, was named in his honor. He was Athletic Director until 1947.
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