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Chick Meehan Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born September 5, 1893 Died November 9, 1972 (aged 79) Place of death Syracuse, New York Playing career 1915–1917 Syracuse Position(s) Quarterback Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1920–1924
1925–1931
1932–1937Syracuse
NYU
ManhattanHead coaching record Overall 115–44–14 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse John Francis "Chick" Meehan (September 5, 1893 – November 9, 1972) was an American football player and coach. His 17-year career coaching record was 115 wins, 44 losses, and 14 ties. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University (1920–1924), New York University (1925–1931), and Manhattan College (1932–1937), compiling a career college football record of 115–44–14. Meehan played quarterback at Syracuse from 1915 to 1917.
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Syracuse
From 1920 to 1924, Meehan served as the head coach at Syracuse and compiled a 25–8–4 record. This total included back-to-back eight-win seasons in 1923 and 1924.[1]
New York University
Meehan was the 19th head football coach for the New York University Violets located in New York, New York and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1925 until 1931.[2] His career coaching record at NYU was 49–15–4. This ranks him first at NYU in total wins and first at NYU in winning percentage.[3] Meehan was awarded a place in NYU's athletic hall of fame for his coaching efforts.[4]
Mannhattan
Meehan's last head coaching job was as the fourth head coach for the Manhattan College Jaspers also in New York City. He held that position for six seasons, from 1932 until 1937. His career coaching record at Manhattan was 31–21–6. This ranks him first at Manhattan in total wins and second at Manhattan in winning percentage. [5]
Death
Meehan died at the age of 79 on November 9, 1972 at a hospital in Syracuse, New York.[6]
References
- ^ John Meehan year-by-year coaching results
- ^ The Ultimate Guide to College Football, James Quirk, 2004
- ^ New York University Violets coaching records
- ^ New York University Athletics Hall of Fame
- ^ Manhattan College coaching records
- ^ "Chick Meehan, Football Coach Of N.Y.U. and Syracuse, Dead". The New York Times. November 10, 1972. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F40A10F63A591A7493C2A8178AD95F468785F9. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
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Syracuse Orangemen / Orange head football coaches No coach (1889) • Robert Winston (1890) • William Galbraith (1891) • Jordan C. Wells (1892) • No coach (1893) • George H. Bond (1894) • George O. Redington (1895–1896) • Frank E. Wade (1897–1899) • Edwin Sweetland (1900–1902) • Jason B. Parish & Ancil C. Brown (1903) • Charles P. Hutchins (1904–1905) • Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1906–1907) • Howard Jones (1908) • T. A. Dwight Jones (1909–1910) • C. DeForest Cummings (1911–1912) • Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1913–1915) • Bill Hollenback (1916) • Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1917–1919) • Chick Meehan (1920–1924) • Pete Reynolds (1925–1926) • Lew Andreas (1927–1929) • Vic Hanson (1930–1936) • Ossie Solem (1937–1942) • No team (1943) • Ossie Solem (1944–1945) • Clarence Munn (1946) • Reaves H. Baysinger (1947–1948) • Ben Schwartzwalder (1949–1973) • Frank Maloney (1974–1980) • Dick MacPherson (1981–1990) • Paul Pasqualoni (1991–2004) • Greg Robinson (2005–2008) • Doug Marrone (2009– )
NYU Violets head football coaches Unknown (1873–1893) • Josh Hartwell (1894) • Unknown (1895–1897) • Frank H. Cann (1898) • Coach Ogilvie (1899) • Nelson B. Hatch (1900) • W. H. Rorke (1901–1902) • Robert P. Wilson (1903) • Dave Fultz (1904) • Marshall Mills (1905) • Douglas Church (1906) • Herman Olcott (1907–1912) • Jake High (1913) • Thomas T. Reilley (1914–1915) • Richard E. Eustis (1916) • Francis P. Wall (1917) • Appleton A. Mason (1918) • John Longwell (1919) • Frank Gargan (1920–1921) • Tom Thorp (1922–1924) • Chick Meehan (1925–1931) • Howard Cann (1932–1933) • Mal Stevens (1934–1941) • No team (1942–1943) • John J. Weinheimer (1944–1946) • Edward Mylin (1947–1949) • Hugh Devore (1950–1952)
Manhattan Jaspers head football coaches Unknown (1893–1904) • No team (1905–1924) • James F. McCarthy (1925–1927) • Joseph K. Schwartzer (1928–1929) • John B. Law (1930–1931) • Chick Meehan (1932–1937) • Herb Kopf (1938–1942)
Categories:- Manhattan Jaspers football coaches
- 1893 births
- 1972 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- NYU Violets football coaches
- Syracuse Orange football players
- Syracuse Orange football coaches
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1920s stubs
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