Bill Cunningham (sportswriter)
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1896 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 17, 1960 (aged 64)
Playing career | |
1919–1920 | Dartmouth |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1921 | SMU (interim HC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 0–5–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Elijah William Cunningham (1896 – April 17, 1960) was an American sportswriter and college football player and coach.
Cunningham was born in 1896, in Pattonville, Texas. He moved with his parents to Paris, Texas and then to Dallas as a child and graduated from Dallas' Terrill School for Boys in 1915. Cunningham then attended Dartmouth College, where he played football before graduating in 1921. He was a second-team selection to the 1920 College Football All-America Team as a center. During World War I, he served in France with the United States Army as a first lieutenant of artillery.
Returning to Dallas, he was hired by the local
In 1922, the
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference / Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921) | |||||||||
1921 | SMU | 0–5–1[n 1] | 0–3 / 0–3–1[n 1] | 7th / 7th | |||||
SMU: | 0–5–1 | 0–5–1 | |||||||
Total: | 0–5–1 |
Notes
- ^ a b J. Burton Rix served as SMU's head coach for the first two games of the season before resigning. Cunningham led the team as interim head coach for the final six games. The Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 with marks of 0–4 in Southwest Conference play and 1–3–1 against Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association opponents.