John Mason (American football)

John H. Mason was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado School of Mines from 1947 to 1946 and at Montana State University from 1950 to 1951, compiling a career college football coach record of 23–40–3. Mason graduated from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater–in 1925. He lettered in football and wrestling at Oklahoma A&M. Mason became an assistant football coach at University of Colorado Boulder in 1928. There he also coached wrestling.