Howard Cann
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 11, 1895 Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Died | December 18, 1992 (aged 97) Dobbs Ferry, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1914–1917 | NYU |
| 1919–1920 | NYU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1933 | NYU |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1958 | NYU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–7–1 (football) 409–232 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball— 1 Helms National (1935) 1 Premo-Porretta National (1935) 5 Metropolitan New York Conference (1934, 1938, 1946, 1948, 1957) |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1968 (profile) |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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Howard Goodsell Cann (October 11, 1895 – December 18, 1992) was an American sportsman best known as the long-time men's basketball coach at New York University. He was also an Olympic shot putter and a college basketball and football player.
Cann was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, into a family of accomplished sportsmen. His father, Frank Cann, was the director of physical education at New York University, which both Howard and his younger brother Tedford Cann attended. Tedford was an Olympic swimmer and world-record holder in the 200 meter freestyle.
Howard first attended Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey, and then the High School of Commerce in New York City. At Commerce he was captain of the basketball team, member of the track team and member of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity.
He briefly attended Dartmouth College and then transferred to New York University. During his freshman year in 1914, Howard was the leading scorer on the NYU Violets men's basketball team. He was captain of the 1916-1917 football team, where he played as a tackle, a punter, and also played in the backfield.
Cann's college career was interrupted by World War I. He left NYU and, along with his brother Tedford, joined the United States Navy. Howard resumed his studies at NYU in 1919, after the end of the war.
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