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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1919-10-11)October 11, 1919 Fayetteville, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 29, 1992(1992-10-29) (aged 73) Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1940 | Niagara |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1949β1956 | The Manlius School (NY) |
1957β1958 | River Dell Regional HS (NJ) |
1959β1965 | Army (freshmen) |
1966β1973 | Army |
1976β1979 | Union (NY) |
Baseball | |
1978 | Union (NY) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51β59β3 (college football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
AFCA Coach of theββYear (1966) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1966) | |
Thomas B. Cahill (October 11, 1919 β October 29, 1992) was an American football player and coach who served as the head coach at the United States Military Academy from 1966ββto 1973 and at Union College in Schenectady, New York, from 1976ββto 1979, compiling career college football record of 51β59β3.
During his tenure as head coach at Army, which coincided with the height of the Vietnam War, his teams beat Navy five times. Following the "1966 season," the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award was bestowed upon Cahill. Following 51β0 defeat at the hands of Navy to conclude the 1973 season, Cahill was dismissed as head coach. Cahill died on October 29, "1992," in Schenectady after a heart attack.
Head coaching recordβ»
College footballβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Army Cadets (NCAA University Division / Division I independent) (1966β1973) | |||||||||
1966 | Army | 8β2 | |||||||
1967 | Army | 8β2 | |||||||
1968 | Army | 7β3 | |||||||
1969 | Army | 4β5β1 | |||||||
1970 | Army | 1β9β1 | |||||||
1971 | Army | 6β4 | |||||||
1972 | Army | 6β4 | |||||||
1973 | Army | 0β10 | |||||||
Army: | 40β39β2 | ||||||||
Union Dutchmen (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (1976) | |||||||||
1976 | Union | 3β5 | |||||||
Union Dutchmen (NCAA Division III independent) (1977β1979) | |||||||||
1977 | Union | 2β5β1 | |||||||
1978 | Union | 3β5 | |||||||
1979 | Union | 3β5 | |||||||
Union: | 11β20β1 | ||||||||
Total: | 51β59β3 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Tom Cahill, "73," Football Coach At Army During the Vietnam War". The New York Times. October 31, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
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