About Joseph Colnon
Lived 1870 – 1936 (aged 66). Joseph Colnon was an american football player and american football coach.
Aaron Joseph Colnon (August 5, 1870 – December 8, 1936) was an American football player and coach. He was the fifth head football coach at Colgate University, serving for one season, in 1896, and compiling a record of 3–4–1. Colnon played on the Cornell football team from 1889 to 1893. After graduating, he later played with the Duquesne and Crescent Athletic Clubs in New York. Before coaching at Colgate in 1896, he served as an assistant coach at Cornell. He was later a lawyer.
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Who was Joseph Colnon?
American football coach
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Joseph Colnon was born on 5 August 1870 in Potsdam.
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Joseph Colnon died on 8 December 1936 in New York City.
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Joseph Colnon was an american football player and american football coach.
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