About John F. Condon
Lived 1860 – 1945 (aged 84). John F. Condon was an American american football coach.
John F. "Jafsie" Condon (June 1, 1860 – January 2, 1945) was an American college football coach and school principal. He was the first head football coach at Fordham University, serving for one season, in 1883, and compiling a record of 3–5. He became the principal at a New York City public school and gained fame in 1932 as the person who delivered the ransom in the Lindbergh kidnapping.
Condon died of pneumonia, on January 2, 1945, at his home in The Bronx.
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Who was John F. Condon?
American football coach
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John F. Condon was born on 1 June 1860 in The Bronx.
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John F. Condon died on 2 January 1945 in The Bronx.
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John F. Condon was an american football coach.
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John F. Condon was American.
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