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American football coach and college athletics instructor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Howard Cann (November 14, 1863 – November 19, 1935) was an American college football coach and athletics instructor. He was the second head football coach at New York University (NYU), serving for one season, in 1898, and leading the NYU Violets to a record of 1–3.[1] In 1907, Cann was still at New York University as director of the Department of Physical Training and Athletics.[2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S. | November 14, 1863
Died | November 19, 1935 72) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | (aged
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1898 | NYU |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–3 |
Cann died in New Rochelle, New York in 1935.[3] He had two sons who became accomplished sportsmen. Howard Cann was an Olympic shot-putter and a long-time coach of the NYU men's basketball team. Tedford H. Cann was a swimmer and a decorated World War I veteran.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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NYU Violets (Independent) (1898) | |||||||||
1898 | NYU | 1–3 | |||||||
NYU: | 1–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 1–3 |
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