Jock Sutherland

Jock Sutherland

Sutherland pictured in the 1939 Owl, Pitt's annual student yearbook
Position:	End
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1889-03-21)March 21, 1889
Place of birth:	Coupar Angus, Scotland
Date of death:	April 11, 1948(1948-04-11) (aged 59)
Place of death:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Career information
College:	Pittsburgh
Career history
As player:
Carolina Panthers (1915–1917) Massillon Tigers (1919)
As coach:
Lafayette (1919–1923) Pittsburgh (1924–1938) Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–1941) Pittsburgh Steelers (1946–1947)
As administrator:
Pittsburgh Steelers (1946–1947)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American: 1917 Career coaching record: 144–28–14 (NCAA) 28–16–1 (NFL) Career bowl game record: 1–3 Meritorious Service Medal of the State of Pennsylvania National championships (1921, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937) Eastern football championships (1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937) Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Navy
Years of service	1941–46
Rank	Lt. Commander
Battles/wars	World War II
Coaching stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

John Bain "Jock" Sutherland (March 21, 1889 – April 11, 1948) was an American football player and coach. He coached college football at Lafayette College (1919–1923) and the University of Pittsburgh (1924–1938) and professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–1941) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1946–1947). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.

A native of Coupar Angus in Scotland, Sutherland got his start in football by playing end at the University of Pittsburgh, commonly known as Pitt, under legendary coach Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner. Sutherland was named an All-American and played on Pitt's national championship teams in 1915 and 1916.

Sutherland also played on Pitt's undefeated 1917 team. The 1917 team was known as "The Fighting Dentists" because on occasion every position was filled by dental students. The dental students on the 1917 team included Sutherland,Katy Easterday,Skip Gougler,"Tank" McLaren and "Jake" Stahl. Sutherland also lettered in wrestling and captained the track & field team at Pitt for which he specialized in the hammer throw, discus, and shot put. He was also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, Psi Omega national dental fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, and the Druids Society, a secret society at the university. Sutherland graduated from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Dentistry, where he also held a professorship in the instruction of bridge and crown.