James L. Crane
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1877-07-28)July 28, 1877 Mount Sterling, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | September 2, 1942(1942-09-02) (aged 65) Humberstone, Ontario, Canada |
Playing career | |
c. 1895 | Knox |
1897–1898 | Princeton |
Position(s) | Tackle, fullback, end |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1899–1900 | Vanderbilt |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 11–6–1 |
James Lowrie Crane (July 28, 1877 – September 2, 1942) was an American college football coach, lawyer, lumber businessman, and city councilman in Buffalo, New York. He was the sixth head football coach at Vanderbilt University, serving for two seasons, from 1899 to 1900, and compiling a record of 11–6–1. Crane attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where the played football as a tackle and fullback. He then moved on to Princeton University, where he was a substitute end in 1897 and 1898.[1]
Crane was born on July 28, 1877, in Mount Sterling, Illinois. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1902 and moved that year to Buffalo, where he joined the law office of Wilson S. Bissell. He later worked for the law firm of Lockwood, Hoyt & Green and then became secretary of White, Gatwick, Mitchell, a lumber dealer in North Tonawanda, New York. Crane was active in the Republican Party and served on the Buffalo Common Council, representing the Delaware District from 1938 to 1941. He died on September 2, 1942, at his summer home in Lorraine, then a part of Humberstone and now Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899–1900) | |||||||||
1899 | Vanderbilt | 7–2 | 4–0 | 2nd | |||||
1900 | Vanderbilt | 4–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
Vanderbilt: | 11–6–1 | 6–3–1 | |||||||
Total: | 11–6–1 |
References
- ^ "On Top Round". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. September 29, 1900. p. 17. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Former Councilman Cranes Dies At His Summer Home in Canada". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. September 2, 1942. p. 27. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- James L. Crane at Find a Grave
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