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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1908 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 1977 (aged 68) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1932 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1934 | Alabama (backfield) |
| 1935–1936 | Sidney Lanier HS (AL) |
| 1937–1941 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1946 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1947–1970 | Ole Miss (backfield) |
| 1971 | Ole Miss (freshmen) |
| Baseball | |
| 1942–1944 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Tennis | |
| 1957–1973 | Ole Miss |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1946–1947 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–19–5 (college football) 9–14 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
| |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) | |
John Lewis "Hurri" "Sugar" Cain (November 17, 1908 – August 18, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Alabama, where he was a three-time All-American and a member of the 1930 national championship team that won the Rose Bowl.
Cain served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, from 1937 to 1941 and in 1946, compiling a record of 33–19–5. He was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1942 to 1944. In 1947, Cain moved to the University of Mississippi to serve as backfield coach for the football team under Johnny Vaught. He was also the head tennis coach at Ole Miss from 1957 to 1973. Cain was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1973.
He stood 5'10" and weighed 183 pounds.[1]
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College career
Cain was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa at Alabama.
Death
Cain died of leukemia, on August 18, 1977, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1938) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Southwestern Louisiana | 4–3–1 | 2–3–1 | T–16th | |||||
| 1938 | Southwestern Louisiana | 8–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–8th | |||||
| Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Southwestern Louisiana | 3–5–1 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1940 | Southwestern Louisiana | 6–3–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | Southwestern Louisiana | 6–2–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Southwestern Louisiana | 6–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Southwestern Louisiana: | 33–19–5 | 16–9–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–19–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "All-Americans - University of Alabama". RollTide.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "John Cain, 68, Dies; Former Rebel Assistant". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. August 19, 1977. p. 33. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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