Eddie Casey

Eddie Casey
Biographical details
Born(1894-05-16)May 16, 1894
Natick, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1966(1966-07-26) (aged 72)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1916, 1919Harvard
1920Buffalo All-Americans
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920–1921Mount Union
1922–1925Tufts
1926–1928Harvard (freshmen)
1929–1930Harvard (backfield)
1931–1934Harvard
1935Boston Redskins
1940Boston Bears
Head coaching record
Overall42–36–4 (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.

Early life

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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

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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

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College

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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

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  1. ^ "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. September 17, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1910). The American Catholic who's who: (Vol II). Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig. p. 57.
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