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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1893 Three Oaks, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1967 (aged 73) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1913 | Michigan State Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1914 | Michigan State Normal |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1912 | Michigan State Normal |
| 1913–1914 | Kalamazoo Kazoos |
| 1915 | Brantford Red Sox |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916 | Michigan State Normal (assistant) |
| 1917 | Michigan State Normal |
| 1919–1920 | Michigan State Normal |
| 1925–1948 | Michigan State Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1921 | Michigan State Normal |
| 1925–1932 | Michigan State Normal |
| 1935–1940 | Michigan State Normal |
| 1944–1946 | Michigan State Normal |
| Baseball | |
| 1920–1921 | Michigan State Normal |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1948–1963 | Michigan State Normal / Eastern Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 114–58–15 (football) 160–29 (basketball) 9–14 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 MIAA (1925) 4 MCC (1927–1930) | |
Elton James Rynearson Sr. (April 7, 1893 – February 8, 1967) was an American athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was affiliated with Eastern Michigan University (known as Michigan State Normal College prior to 1956) for most of his life, beginning his association with the school as a student in 1910 and retiring as the school's athletic director in 1963.