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American football player, coach, and physician (1878–1922)

John C. O'Connor
Biographical details
Born	(1878-12-21)December 21, 1878 Bradford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 5, 1922(1922-01-05) (aged 43) Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Playing career
1898–1901	Dartmouth

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902–1903	Bowdoin
1904	VPI
1907–1908	Dartmouth

Head coaching record
Overall	26–14–2

John Christopher O'Connor (December 21, 1878 – January 5, 1922) was an American college football player, coach, and physician. He served as the head football coach at Bowdoin College from 1902 to 1903, at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—in 1904, and at Dartmouth College from 1907 to 1908, compiling a career coaching record of 26–14–2. O'Connor played football at Dartmouth from 1898 to 1901, and captained the team in 1901.

O'Connor was born in Bradford, Massachusetts on December 21, 1878. He graduated from Haverhill High School in 1898, Dartmouth College in 1902, and the Bowdoin Medical School in 1905. O'Connor served on the staff of the Eliot and Balch hospitals in Manchester, New Hampshire. He died there on January 5, 1922.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Bowdoin Polar Bears (Independent) (1902–1903)
1902	Bowdoin	3–5
1903	Bowdoin	4–5
Bowdoin:		7–10
VPI (Independent) (1904)
1904	VPI	5–3
VPI:		5–3
Dartmouth (Independent) (1907–1908)
1907	Dartmouth	8–0–1
1908	Dartmouth	6–1–1
Dartmouth:		14–1–2
Total:		26–14–2

References

"Football Letterwinners". DartmouthSports.com. Dartmouth College. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
"Dartmouth's Football Captain" (PDF). The New York Times. November 21, 1900. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
Metcalf, Henry Harrison; McClintock, John Norris (January 1922). "New Hampshire Necrology". The Granite Monthly. LIV (1): 69–70. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

External links

John C. O'Connor at Find a Grave

v t e Bowdoin Polar Bears head football coaches
Unknown (1889–1890) Pearl T. Haskell (1891) Frank N. Whittier (1892–1893) Warren R. Smith (1894) William C. Mackie (1895) William Hoag (1896) William C. Mackie (1896) Prescott Warren (1897) David C. MacAndrew (1898) William M. Richards (1898) Fred Crolius (1899) James G. Lathrop (1900) Harry Howard Cloudman (1901) John C. O'Connor (1902–1903) Roscoe P. McClave (1904–1909) Frank Bergin (1910–1912) Thomas A. McCann (1913–1914) Thomas J. Campbell (1915) Albert J. Weatherhead Jr. (1916) Jack Magee (1917–1918) Roger A. Greene (1919–1920) Frederick V. Ostergren (1921–1924) John M. Cates (1925–1926) Malcolm E. Morrell (1927–1929) Charley Bowser (1930–1934) Adam Walsh (1935–1942) No team (1943–1945) Adam Walsh (1947–1958) Charles Nelson Corey (1959–1964) Peter Kostacopoulos (1965–1967) James S. Lentz (1968–1983) Howard S. Vandersea (1984–1999) Dave Caputi (2000–2014) J. B. Wells (2015–2018) B. J. Hammer (2019) No team (2020) B. J. Hammer (2021– )

Bowdoin Polar Bears head football coaches

Unknown (1889–1890)
Pearl T. Haskell (1891)
Frank N. Whittier (1892–1893)
Warren R. Smith (1894)
William C. Mackie (1895)
William Hoag (1896)
William C. Mackie (1896)
Prescott Warren (1897)
David C. MacAndrew (1898)
William M. Richards (1898)
Fred Crolius (1899)
James G. Lathrop (1900)
Harry Howard Cloudman (1901)
John C. O'Connor (1902–1903)
Roscoe P. McClave (1904–1909)
Frank Bergin (1910–1912)
Thomas A. McCann (1913–1914)
Thomas J. Campbell (1915)
Albert J. Weatherhead Jr. (1916)
Jack Magee (1917–1918)
Roger A. Greene (1919–1920)
Frederick V. Ostergren (1921–1924)
John M. Cates (1925–1926)
Malcolm E. Morrell (1927–1929)
Charley Bowser (1930–1934)
Adam Walsh (1935–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Adam Walsh (1947–1958)
Charles Nelson Corey (1959–1964)
Peter Kostacopoulos (1965–1967)
James S. Lentz (1968–1983)
Howard S. Vandersea (1984–1999)
Dave Caputi (2000–2014)
J. B. Wells (2015–2018)
B. J. Hammer (2019)
No team (2020)
B. J. Hammer (2021– )

v t e Virginia Tech Hokies head football coaches
E. A. Smyth (1892–1893) Joseph Massie (1894) Arlie C. Jones (1895–1896) Charles Firth (1897) J. Lewis Ingles (1898) James Morrison (1899) Eugene Davis (1900) A. B. Morrison Jr. (1901) R. R. Brown (1902) Charles Augustus Lueder (1903) John C. O'Connor (1904) Sally Miles (1905–1906) Bob Williams (1907) R. M. Brown (1908) Branch Bocock (1909–1910) Lew Riess (1911) Branch Bocock (1912–1915) Jack E. Ingersoll (1916) Charles A. Bernier (1917–1919) Stanley Sutton (1920) B. C. Cubbage (1921–1925) Andy Gustafson (1926–1929) Orville Neale (1930–1931) Henry Redd (1932–1940) Jimmy Kitts (1941) Herbert McEver & Sumner D. Tilson (1942) No team (1943–1944) Herbert McEver (1945) Jimmy Kitts (1946–1947) Bob McNeish (1948–1950) Frank Moseley (1951–1960) Jerry Claiborne (1961–1970) Charlie Coffey (1971–1973) Jimmy Sharpe (1974–1977) Bill Dooley (1978–1986) Frank Beamer (1987–2015) Justin Fuente (2016–2021) J. C. Price # (2021) Brent Pry (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Virginia Tech Hokies head football coaches

E. A. Smyth (1892–1893)
Joseph Massie (1894)
Arlie C. Jones (1895–1896)
Charles Firth (1897)
J. Lewis Ingles (1898)
James Morrison (1899)
Eugene Davis (1900)
A. B. Morrison Jr. (1901)
R. R. Brown (1902)
Charles Augustus Lueder (1903)
John C. O'Connor (1904)
Sally Miles (1905–1906)
Bob Williams (1907)
R. M. Brown (1908)
Branch Bocock (1909–1910)
Lew Riess (1911)
Branch Bocock (1912–1915)
Jack E. Ingersoll (1916)
Charles A. Bernier (1917–1919)
Stanley Sutton (1920)
B. C. Cubbage (1921–1925)
Andy Gustafson (1926–1929)
Orville Neale (1930–1931)
Henry Redd (1932–1940)
Jimmy Kitts (1941)
Herbert McEver & Sumner D. Tilson (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Herbert McEver (1945)
Jimmy Kitts (1946–1947)
Bob McNeish (1948–1950)
Frank Moseley (1951–1960)
Jerry Claiborne (1961–1970)
Charlie Coffey (1971–1973)
Jimmy Sharpe (1974–1977)
Bill Dooley (1978–1986)
Frank Beamer (1987–2015)
Justin Fuente (2016–2021)
J. C. Price # (2021)
Brent Pry (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Dartmouth Big Green head football coaches
No coach (1881–1884) No team (1885) No coach (1886–1892) Wallace Moyle (1893–1894) William Wurtenburg (1895–1899) Frederick E. Jennings (1900) Walter McCornack (1901–1902) Fred Folsom (1903–1906) John C. O'Connor (1907–1908) W. H. Lillard (1909) W. J. Randall (1910) Frank Cavanaugh (1911–1916) Clarence Spears (1917–1920) Jackson Cannell (1921–1922) Jesse Hawley (1923–1928) Jackson Cannell (1929–1933) Earl Blaik (1934–1940) Tuss McLaughry (1941–1942) Earl Brown (1943–1944) Tuss McLaughry (1945–1954) Bob Blackman (1955–1970) Jake Crouthamel (1971–1977) Joe Yukica (1978–1986) Buddy Teevens (1987–1991) John Lyons (1992–2004) Buddy Teevens (2005–2019) No team (2020) Buddy Teevens (2021–2022) Sammy McCorkle (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Dartmouth Big Green head football coaches

No coach (1881–1884)
No team (1885)
No coach (1886–1892)
Wallace Moyle (1893–1894)
William Wurtenburg (1895–1899)
Frederick E. Jennings (1900)
Walter McCornack (1901–1902)
Fred Folsom (1903–1906)
John C. O'Connor (1907–1908)
W. H. Lillard (1909)
W. J. Randall (1910)
Frank Cavanaugh (1911–1916)
Clarence Spears (1917–1920)
Jackson Cannell (1921–1922)
Jesse Hawley (1923–1928)
Jackson Cannell (1929–1933)
Earl Blaik (1934–1940)
Tuss McLaughry (1941–1942)
Earl Brown (1943–1944)
Tuss McLaughry (1945–1954)
Bob Blackman (1955–1970)
Jake Crouthamel (1971–1977)
Joe Yukica (1978–1986)
Buddy Teevens (1987–1991)
John Lyons (1992–2004)
Buddy Teevens (2005–2019)
No team (2020)
Buddy Teevens (2021–2022)
Sammy McCorkle (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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