C. Brainerd Metheny Explained

C. Brainerd Metheny
Birth Date:30 December 1889
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1910
Player Team2:Geneva
Player Years3:1912
Player Team3:Carnegie Tech
Player Sport4:Basketball
Player Years5:1910–1911
Player Team5:Geneva
Player Positions:Halfback, fullback (football)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1913–1916
Coach Team2:Geneva
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1913–1917
Coach Team4:Geneva
Admin Years1:1913–1917
Admin Team1:Geneva
Overall Record:17–15–2 (football)

Coligny Brainerd Metheny (December 30, 1889 – October 19, 1960) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and insurance executive. He served as the head football coach at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania from 1913 to 1916, compiling a record of 17–15–2. Metheny was also the head basketball coach and athletic director at Geneva from 1914 to 1917. He played football and basketball at Geneva and football at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912.[1]

Metheny served as a pilot in the United States Army during World War I. He was later a prominent life insurance executive in Pittsburgh. He was president of Metheny and Associates with an office in the Grant Building. Metheny died on October 19, 1960, at Providence Hospital in Beaver Falls.[2] In 1961, Geneva College named its new field house after Metheny.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Carnegie Tech Beats Geneva . . . October 11, 1914 . S8 . September 25, 2021 . .
  2. News: . Services Set For Insurance Executive . . . October 21, 1960 . 22 . September 25, 2021 . .
  3. News: . Geneva College's Field House Named For The Late C. Brainerd Metheny . . . October 28, 1961 . 17 . September 25, 2021 . .