| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1894 Natick, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1966 (aged 72) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1916, 1919 | Harvard |
| 1920 | Buffalo All-Americans |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1920–1921 | Mount Union |
| 1922–1925 | Tufts |
| 1926–1928 | Harvard (freshmen) |
| 1929–1930 | Harvard (backfield) |
| 1931–1934 | Harvard |
| 1935 | Boston Redskins |
| 1940 | Boston Bears |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–36–4 (college) 2–8–1 (NFL) 5–4–1 (AFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
| |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1968 (profile) | |
Edward Lawrence Casey (May 16, 1894 – July 26, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Harvard University and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968. Casey was MVP of the 1920 Rose Bowl Game in which Harvard defeated Oregon 7-6. In recognition of his Rose Bowl accomplishments, Casey was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2019.[1] Casey also played professional football in 1920 for the Buffalo All-Americans; he was also the head coach of the Boston Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) in 1935 and the Boston Bears of the third American Football League (AFL) in 1940.
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Early life
Casey was born in Natick, Massachusetts, on May 16, 1894, to James Francis and Ellen (Ahern) Casey. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy where he graduated in 1915.[2]
College coaching career
Casey started his football coaching career in 1920 at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. In 1922, he moved on to Tufts College in Medford, Massachusetts, where he coached until 1925. That year, he moved on to Harvard University. He was the Harvard freshmen coach from 1926 to 1928, the backfield coach from 1929 to 1930 and head coach from 1931 to 1934.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union Purple (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Mount Union | 6–3 | 3–3 | T–9th | |||||
| 1921 | Mount Union | 1–6–1 | 0–5–1 | 17th | |||||
| Mount Union: | 7–9–1 | 3–8–1 | |||||||
| Tufts Jumbos (Independent) (1922–1925) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Tufts | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1923 | Tufts | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1924 | Tufts | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| 1925 | Tufts | 1–6 | |||||||
| Tufts: | 15–16–2 | ||||||||
| Harvard Crimson (Independent) (1931–1934) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Harvard | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Harvard | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1933 | Harvard | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1934 | Harvard | 3–5 | |||||||
| Harvard: | 20–11–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 42–36–4 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Eddie Casey, Cornelius Greene, Matt Leinart and Jacque Robinson to be Inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2019". Tournament of Roses - Rose Bowl Game. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ a b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1910). The American Catholic who's who: (Vol II). Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig. p. 57.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
This page was last edited on 15 March 2024, at 17:31