John Corbett (November 14, 1869 – February 20, 1947) was an American football player and coach of multiple sports.

He graduated from Harvard in 1894 and earned a master's degree from Ohio University in 1910.

Corbett went on to coach football in Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.

[2] He remained the university's director of physical education until his retirement in September 1939.

[7][8] Corbett died on February 21, 1947, of an apparent heart attack at his home in Laramie, Wyoming; he was 77 years old.