Logan Cunningham (coach)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 22, 1887 |
| Died |
November 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1909 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Halfback, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1911 | Princeton (freshmen) |
| 1912 | Princeton |
| 1916 | North Carolina (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–1–1 |
Logan Cunningham (February 22, 1887 – November 1964) was an American former college football coach. He was the head coach at Princeton University in 1912.
Biography
A native of Washington, D.C.,[1] Cunningham attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut for two years before transferring to Princeton University.[2] At Princeton, he played on the football team as a halfback and fullback, and was considered an expert drop kicker.[1] He also played on the baseball team as a pitcher.[3] Cunningham studied civil engineering and graduated in 1911.[3][4]
In 1911, Cunningham coached the freshman team at his alma mater and also mentored the varsity team in the art of drop kicking.[1] After Princeton head coach Bill Roper resigned to focus on his business, the school offered the job to Eddie Hart, but he declined the full-time position.[1] Cunningham accepted the job, and guided the Tigers to a 7–1–1 record in his only season at the helm.[5] Cunningham was invited to return as head coach in 1913, but declined to attend to "business duties".[6]
Cunningham enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1913 and served on the Mexican border as an artilleryman.[3] In 1916, he was an assistant coach under Doggie Trenchard at the University of North Carolina.[7] In the Fall of 1917, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant at Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia, and served in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps.[3] On March 30, 1918, he was seriously hurt in an aircraft accident at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, suffering a dislocated hip and fractured arm.[3] By February 1919, he had returned to civilian life and was working at the Williamsport Wirerope Works in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Former Tiger Player to Drill Old Nassau Football Team This Season, The New York Times, September 4, 1912.
- ↑ Alumni Record of Wesleyan university, Fifth Edition, Wesleyan University, 1921.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume XVIII, No. 26, p. 588, Princeton University Press, April 10, 1918.
- ↑ Catalogue, p. 384, Princeton University, 1911.
- ↑ Logan Cunningham Records by Year, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ↑ TIGER FOOTBALL COACHES.; Princeton Selects Bluethenthal and Andrews to Drill Eleven, The New York Times, April 15, 1913.
- ↑ News of Athletic Activities at the Colleges, The New York Times, February 1, 1916.
- ↑ The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume XIX, No. 1, p. 363, Princeton University Press, February 12, 1919.