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American football player, coach, and administrator (1878–1955)

John Cates
Biographical details
Born	(1878-03-23)March 23, 1878 St. George, Maine, U.S.
Died	November 9, 1955(1955-11-09) (aged 77) Rye, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1905	Yale

Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1906–1908	Navy (assistant)
1925–1926	Bowdoin

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1927	Bowdoin
1927–1932	Yale

John Martin Cates (March 23, 1878 – November 9, 1955) was an American college football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Bowdoin College from 1925 to 1926. He was also the athletic director at Bowdoin from 1925 to 1927 and Yale University from 1927 to 1932.

Cates played football at Yale as an end and was the captain of the track team. He died on November 9, 1955, at his home in Rye, New York.

References

Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
"Jack Cates Begins His Duties At Yale". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Associated Press. September 15, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"John M. Cates, 66, Ex-Athlete, Dies". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 10, 1955. p. 21. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

John M. Cates 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 Yale Bulldogs athletic directors
Walter Camp Albert Sharpe (1919–1921) John T. Blossom (1922–1926) John M. Cates (1927–1932) Malcom Farmer (1932–1940) Robert J. H. Kiphuth (1947–1949) Laurence G. Tighe # (1949–1950) Bob Hall (1950–1953) Clarence W. Mendel # (1953–1954) Delaney Kiphuth (1954–1976) Carmen Cozza (1976–1977) Frank Ryan (1977–1987) Donald Kagan # (1987–1988) H. Edward Woodsum (1988-1994) Tom Beckett (1994–2018) Victoria Chun (2018– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Yale Bulldogs athletic directors

Walter Camp
Albert Sharpe (1919–1921)
John T. Blossom (1922–1926)
John M. Cates (1927–1932)
Malcom Farmer (1932–1940)
Robert J. H. Kiphuth (1947–1949)
Laurence G. Tighe # (1949–1950)
Bob Hall (1950–1953)
Clarence W. Mendel # (1953–1954)
Delaney Kiphuth (1954–1976)
Carmen Cozza (1976–1977)
Frank Ryan (1977–1987)
Donald Kagan # (1987–1988)
H. Edward Woodsum (1988-1994)
Tom Beckett (1994–2018)
Victoria Chun (2018– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e 1905 Yale Bulldogs football—national champions
Clarence Alcott Leon H. Andrews Lucius Horatio Biglow John M. Cates Arthur G. Erwin Robert Forbes Graham Foster Clarence Hockenberger Howard Jones Tad Jones John Nathan Levine Samuel Finley Brown Morse James John Quill Tom Shevlin Head coach Jack Owsley

1905 Yale Bulldogs football—national champions

Head coach: Jack Owsley

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