Ben Cregor Explained

Birth Date:	31 January 1898
Birth Place:	Springfield, Kentucky, U.S.
Player Team1:	Centre
Player Years1:	1918–1922
Player Positions:	Guard, tackle
Coach Team1:	Louisville
Coach Years1:	1933–1935
Awards:	All-Southern (1921)

Benjamin Woodbury Cregor (January 31, 1898 - February 20, 1968) was a college football player and coach.

Early life

Benjamin Woodbury Cregor was born on January 31, 1898.^{[1] [2]} He served in the U. S. Army during World War I.

Playing career

Cregor was a prominent guard and tackle for the Centre Praying Colonels from 1918 to 1922,^[3] one of its "Seven Mustangs" on the line.^[4] He was selected All-Southern in 1921,^[5] the same year Centre beat Harvard.

Coaching career

Cregor coached the Louisville Cardinals football team from 1933 to 1935.^[6]

Later life

Cregor died on February 29, 1968.

Notes and References

1. Book: The Beta Theta Pi. 1921. 778. en.
2. "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917–1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Z36-W32M : 25 October 2019), Benjamin Woodbury Cregor, 12 Dec 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
3. Book: Young Men. 1919. 417–.
4. News: Sarazen Loses Squire Title Sells Property. Whitney Martin. November 25, 1943. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
5. News: Scribes Are Finding Material Plentiful For All-Star Machines. November 29, 1921. 12. March 13, 2015. Atlanta Constitution. Newspapers.com.
6. Book: The Blue Book of College Athletics. 1936. F. Turbyville.