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Logan Cunningham

1887 – 1964

American football player and coach

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Lived 1887 – 1964 (aged 77). Logan Cunningham was an American american football player.

Logan Cunningham (February 22, 1887 – November 1964) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Princeton University in 1912.

Biography A native of Washington, D.C., At Princeton, he played on the football team as a halfback and fullback, and was considered an expert drop kicker. He also played on the baseball team as a pitcher.

In 1911, Cunningham coached the freshman team at his alma mater and also mentored the varsity team in the art of drop kicking. Cunningham was invited to return as head coach in 1913, but declined to attend to "business duties".

Cunningham enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1913 and served on the Mexican border as an artilleryman. 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. By February 1919, he had returned to civilian life and was working at the Williamsport Wirerope Works in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

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Princeton University, Wesleyan University

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People whose lives overlapped Logan Cunningham's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Logan Cunningham?

American football player and coach (1887-1964)

When was Logan Cunningham born?

Logan Cunningham was born on 22 February 1887.

When did Logan Cunningham die?

Logan Cunningham died on 1 November 1964 in Pittsburgh.

What was Logan Cunningham's occupation?

Logan Cunningham was an american football player.

What nationality was Logan Cunningham?

Logan Cunningham was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Logan Cunningham

· Wikidata: Q6666990

· DBpedia: Logan Cunningham (coach)

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