Kenneth Cochrane
Kenneth "Red" Cochrane (March 31, 1908 – November 24, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron in Ohio from 1952 to 1953. As athletic director at Akron in 1950, Cochrane shorted the school's athletic nickname from "Zippers" to "Zips".[1] Cochrane was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He died on November 24, 1998 in Stuart, Florida at the age of 90.[2] He played college football at Akron from 1928 to 1930.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland | March 31, 1908
Died | November 24, 1998 90) Stuart, Florida | (aged
Playing career | |
1928–1930 | Akron |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1952–1953 | Akron |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1948–1969 | Akron |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–9–1 |
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Akron Zips (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1952–1953) | |||||||||
1952 | Akron | 2–6–1 | 2–2–1 | T–6th | |||||
1953 | Akron | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–4th | |||||
Akron: | 8–9–1 | 6–4–1 | |||||||
Total: | 8–9–1 |
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References
- "Athletics History & Traditions". University of Akron. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- Taylor, Jill (November 28, 1998). "Former Fair Chief 'Red' Cochrane Dies". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
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