Cecil A. Cushman
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 15, 1890 Texas |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. San Bernardino County, California |
| Alma mater | Kansas State Manual (1914) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Center (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920 | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| 1920–1921 | Simpson |
| 1923–1925 | Redlands |
| 1933–1952 | Redlands |
| Basketball | |
| 1920 | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| 1921–1923 | Simpson |
| 1923–1926 | Redlands |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–46 (college basketball) |
Cecil Alonzo Cushman (December 15, 1890 – November 3, 1959) was an American football player and college football and basketball coach. He was a member of the 1912 Texas A&M Aggies football team.[1]
He served as the head football coach (1920) and head men's basketball coach (1920) at Texas A&M University–Commerce.[2]
Cushman was the head football (1920–1921) and men's basketball coach (1921–1923) at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.[3]
He capped his career with lengthy stints as the head football and men's basketball coach at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California until his retirement in 1952. He was recognized as the inventor of the "kicking toe," a special shoe designed to aid "straight-toe" style placekickers in American football.[4]
References
- 1890 births
- 1959 deaths
- American football centers
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football coaches
- Texas A&M–Commerce Lions men's basketball coaches
- Simpson Storm football coaches
- Simpson Storm men's basketball coaches
- Redlands Bulldogs football coaches
- People from Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
