John McEwan

John McEwan
Biographical details
Born	February 18, 1893; Alexandria, Minnesota
Died	August 9, 1970 (aged 77); New York, New York
Playing career
1913–1916	Army
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1922	Army (assistant)
1923–1925	Army
1926–1929	Oregon
1930–1932	Holy Cross
1933–1934	Brooklyn Dodgers
Head coaching record
Overall	59–23–6 (college); 9–11–1 (NFL)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	All-American, 1914; All-American, 1915; All-American, 1916
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1962 (profile)

John James "Cap" McEwan (February 18, 1893 – August 9, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He played from 1913 to 1916 as a center at the United States Military Academy, where he was a three-time All-American and captain of the Army football squad for three seasons. McEwan served as the head football coach at West Point (1923–1925), the University of Oregon[1] (1926–1929), and the College of the Holy Cross (1930–1932), compiling a career college football record of 59–23–6. He also coached at the professional level for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1933 to 1934, tallying a mark of 9–11–1. McEwan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1962.

Coaching career

From 1923 to 1925 McEwan led Army to an 18–5–3 record. All three of his seasons there were winning seasons. From 1926 to 1929 he took over as the head football coach at Oregon. His record there stands at 20–13–2, with his 1928 team completing a 9–2 campaign.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Army Cadets (Independent) (1923–1925)
1923	Army	6–2–1
1924	Army	5–1–2
1925	Army	7–2
Army:		18–5–3
Oregon Webfoots (Pacific Coast Conference) (1926–1929)
1926	Oregon	2–4–1	1–4	7th
1927	Oregon	2–4–1	0–4–1	8th
1928	Oregon	9–2	4–2	4th
1929	Oregon	7–3	4–1	T–3rd
Oregon:		20–13–2	9–11–1
Holy Cross Crusaders (Independent) (1930–1932)
1930	Holy Cross	8–2
1931	Holy Cross	7–2–1
1932	Holy Cross	6–1–1
Holy Cross:		21–5–1
Total:		59–23–6

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References

McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.

External links

John McEwan at the College Football Hall of Fame
John McEwan at Find a Grave

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[McCann-1] McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.