John Brenden Law (February 13, 1905 – October 14, 1962)[1] was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He was the third head football coach at Manhattan College and he held that position for two seasons, from 1930 until 1931. His career coaching record at Manhattan was 8–5–2. This ranks him fourth at Manhattan in total wins and first at Manhattan in winning percentage.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 13, 1905 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 1962 Tarrytown, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Notre Dame |
| 1930 | Newark Tornadoes |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1931 | Manhattan |
| 1946 | Holy Cross (assistant) |
| 1947 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1948–1950 | Mount St. Mary's |
| Baseball | |
| 1949–1952 | Mount St. Mary's |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1949–? | Mount St. Mary's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–23–3 (football) 23–30 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
| |
A native of Yonkers, New York, Law played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was captain of the undefeated 1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. After coaching at Manhattan he became the football and baseball coach at Sing Sing prison from 1932 to 1935.[3]
Law also briefly played in the National Football League (NFL), appearing in one game as a starter for the Newark Tornadoes during the 1930 season.[4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Jaspers (Independent) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Manhattan | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1931 | Manhattan | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| Manhattan: | 8–5–2 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1948–1950) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Mount St. Mary's | 2–6 | 2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1949 | Mount St. Mary's | 3–6 | 1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1950 | Mount St. Mary's | 1–6–1 | 1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| Mount St. Mary's: | 6–18–1 | 4–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–23–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "JOHN B. LAW DIES; CORRECTIONS AIDE; On State Board--Captain of '29 Notre Dame Eleven". The New York Times. October 16, 1962.
- ^ Manhattan College coaching records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NYCHS presents John Law".
- ^ The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2006. p. 403. ISBN 1-4027-4216-9.
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