Ryland Milner
Ryland Harp "Taffy" Milner (September 24, 1909 – June 16, 1999) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the ninth head football coach at Northwest Missouri State College–now known as Northwest Missouri State University— in Maryville, Missouri, serving for 21 seasons, from 1937 to 1957, and compiling a record of 91–62–13. Milner was the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State from 1943 to 1950, tallying a mark of 67–60. He was also the school's athletic director from 1958 to 1975. Milner attended Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where was coached by Henry Iba. Milner then attended Northwest Missouri State, where Iba has been appointed head basketball coach in 1929. Milner lettered in football and basketball each for four seasons at Northwest Missouri State. He played football as a quarterback and basketball as a guard. After graduating in 1933, Milner began his coaching career at Jackson High School in Jackson, Missouri, succeeding Wilbur Stalcup, a fellow Northwest Missouri State alum. Milner died on June 16, 1999, in Maryville. Head coaching record

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