John A. Burns (American football)

American football coach

John A. Burns
Biographical details
Born	(1916-11-07)November 7, 1916
Died	March 30, 1968(1968-03-30) (aged 51)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1952	Apprentice
1962	Apprentice

Head coaching record
Overall	5–20

John A. Burns (November 7, 1916 – March 30, 1968) was an American football coach. He was the 13th and then later the 18th head football coach at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia. He and he held that position for three seasons, from 1951 to 1952 and again in 1962. His coaching record at Apprentice was 5–20.

References

"Ex-Builder Coach, Johnny Burns, Dies". Daily Press. Tribune Publishing. March 31, 1968. p. 36. Retrieved December 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Apprentice Builders coaching records Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

v t e Apprentice Builders head football coaches
Jim Preas (1919–1921) A. Burnet Stoney (1922–1923) Edward J. Robeson Jr. (1924–1925) R. L. Patterson (1926) E. M. Handy (1927–1928) F. R. White (1929–1931) J. B. McArthur (1932) F. R. White (1933) W. F. Metts (1934–1937) W. H. Collier (1938–1939) Frank Dobson (1940–1948) Vernon Haynes (1949–1950) John A. Burns (1951–1952) Frank Masters (1953) Albert Marshall (1954–1956) Gordon Lamkin (1957–1959) G. R. Heflin (1960–1961) John A. Burns (1962) Bob Tata (1963) H. K. Brown Jr. (1964) Romie Hamilton (1965) J. E. Bradshaw (1966) W. S. Renn Jr. (1967–1968) Winston Siegfried (1969–1970) James H. Wilson (1971–1974) Gene Yearwood (1975–1976) Norm Snead (1977–1984) Phil Janaro (1985–1987) Norm Snead (1988–1989) Paul Hoffmann (1990–1997) Aubrey Kelly (1998–2001) Phil Janaro (2002–2007) Michael Vite (2008–2011) Paul Hoffmann (2012–2013) Paul White (2014–2016) Mark Tomlin # (2017) John Davis (2018–2019) No team (2020) John Davis (2021) Vincent Brown (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Apprentice Builders head football coaches

Jim Preas (1919–1921)
A. Burnet Stoney (1922–1923)
Edward J. Robeson Jr. (1924–1925)
R. L. Patterson (1926)
E. M. Handy (1927–1928)
F. R. White (1929–1931)
J. B. McArthur (1932)
F. R. White (1933)
W. F. Metts (1934–1937)
W. H. Collier (1938–1939)
Frank Dobson (1940–1948)
Vernon Haynes (1949–1950)
John A. Burns (1951–1952)
Frank Masters (1953)
Albert Marshall (1954–1956)
Gordon Lamkin (1957–1959)
G. R. Heflin (1960–1961)
John A. Burns (1962)
Bob Tata (1963)
H. K. Brown Jr. (1964)
Romie Hamilton (1965)
J. E. Bradshaw (1966)
W. S. Renn Jr. (1967–1968)
Winston Siegfried (1969–1970)
James H. Wilson (1971–1974)
Gene Yearwood (1975–1976)
Norm Snead (1977–1984)
Phil Janaro (1985–1987)
Norm Snead (1988–1989)
Paul Hoffmann (1990–1997)
Aubrey Kelly (1998–2001)
Phil Janaro (2002–2007)
Michael Vite (2008–2011)
Paul Hoffmann (2012–2013)
Paul White (2014–2016)
Mark Tomlin # (2017)
John Davis (2018–2019)
No team (2020)
John Davis (2021)
Vincent Brown (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

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