Johnny Cain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johnny Cain

American football player and coach, baseball coach, tennis coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1908

Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1977

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Johnny Cain

  • John Lewis "Hurri" "Sugar" Cain (November 17, 1908 – August 18, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator.
  • He played college football at the University of Alabama, where he was a three-time All-American and a member of the 1930 national championship team that won the Rose Bowl.
  • Cain served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, from 1937 to 1941 and in 1946, compiling a record of 33–19–5.
  • He was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1942 to 1944.
  • In 1947, Cain moved to the University of Mississippi to serve as backfield coach for the football team under Johnny Vaught.
  • He was also the head tennis coach at Ole Miss from 1957 to 1973.
  • Cain was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1973.
  • He stood 5'10" and weighed 183 pounds.

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