Eddie Casey

Eddie Casey
Biographical details
Born	May 16, 1894; Natick, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 26, 1966 (aged 72); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1916, 1919	Harvard
1920	Buffalo All-Americans
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920–1921	Mount Union
1922–1925	Tufts
1926–1928	Harvard (freshmen)
1929–1930	Harvard (backfield)
1931–1934	Harvard
1935	Boston Redskins
1940	Boston Bears
Head coaching record
Overall	42–36–4 (college); 2–8–1 (NFL); 5–4–1 (AFL)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	National (1919);
Awards
	Consensus All-American (1919); Second-team All-American (1916); First-team All-Service (1917);
	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

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

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

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

Professional

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
BOS	1935	2	8	1	.227	4th in NFL Eastern	–	–	–	–
BOS/NFL Total		2	8	1	.227		–	–	–
BSB	1940	5	4	1	.550	3rd in AFL	–	–	–	–
BSB/AFL Total		5	4	1	.550		–	–	–
Total		7	12	1	.375		–	–	–

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1910). The American Catholic who's who: (Vol II). Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig. p. 57.

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

[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.

[CWW-2] Curtis, Georgina Pell (1910). The American Catholic who's who: (Vol II). Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig. p. 57.

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