John M. Cates
American football player and coach
About John M. Cates
Lived 1878 – 1955 (aged 77). John M. Cates was an American american football player and american football coach.
John Martin Cates (March 23, 1878 – November 9, 1955) was an American college football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Bowdoin College from 1925 to 1926. He was also the athletic director at Bowdoin from 1925 to 1927 and at Yale University from 1927 to 1932.
Cates played football at Yale as an end and was the captain of the track team. He died on November 9, 1955, at his home in Rye, New York.
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American football player and coach (1878-1955)
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John M. Cates was born on 23 March 1878 in St. George.
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John M. Cates died on 9 November 1955 in Rye, New York.
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John M. Cates was an american football player and american football coach.
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John M. Cates was American.
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