Jackson Cannell
Cannell at Dartmouth in the 1910s
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 30, 1896 |
| Died | March 1965 (aged 68) |
| Playing career | |
| 1916, 1919 | Dartmouth |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1920 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| 1921–1922 | Dartmouth |
| 1923–1928 | Dartmouth (backfield) |
| 1929–1933 | Dartmouth |
| 1937–1938? | Saint Anselm (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–19–4 |
Jackson Livingston "Jack" Cannell (May 30, 1896 – March 1965) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Dartmouth for seven non-consecutive years, from 1921 to 1922 and 1929 to 1933. His Dartmouth teams amassed a 39–19–4 record.
Cannell attended Everett High School in Everett, Massachusetts. While there, he played as a quarterback on the football team, which he led to an undefeated season and a mythical interscholastic championship. Cannell then attended Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1920. He played on the football team and earned varsity letters in 1916 and 1919, the latter of which he served as a captain.
In 1921, Cannell became Dartmouth's head football coach, replacing Clarence Spears. In his first season, Dartmouth posted a 6–2–1 record. After the season, Cannell's players petitioned for his return as head coach after they learned alumni were agitating to have him replaced by former Dartmouth star and Colgate coach Lawrence Bankart. The administration vehemently denied that Bankart was to replace Cannell, and The New York Times wrote the "Bankart rumor springs up every year, but usually with little or no foundation." Bankart had previously declined the position vacated by Spears, and had recommended Cannell for the job.
In 1922, Dartmouth posted a 6–3 record. Cannell was replaced by Jesse Hawley, but remained at Dartmouth as an assistant backfield coach under Hawley. Cannell was promoted back to head coach in 1929 after Hawley relinquished the job due to "business pressure". During the next three years Dartmouth amassed a 19–6–2 record, but posted an 8–8–1 mark over Cannell's last two seasons.
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