Johnny Cain Explained

Johnny Cain
Birth Date:17 November 1908
Birth Place:Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1930–1932
Player Team2:Alabama
Player Positions:Quarterback, fullback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1933–1934
Coach Team2:Alabama (backfield)
Coach Years3:1935–1936
Coach Team3:Sidney Lanier HS (AL)
Coach Years4:1937–1941
Coach Team4:Southwestern Louisiana
Coach Years5:1946
Coach Team5:Southwestern Louisiana
Coach Years6:1947–1970
Coach Team6:Ole Miss (backfield)
Coach Years7:1971
Coach Team7:Ole Miss (freshmen)
Coach Sport8:Baseball
Coach Years9:1942–1944
Coach Team9:Southwestern Louisiana
Coach Sport10:Tennis
Coach Years11:1957–1973
Coach Team11:Ole Miss
Admin Years1:1946–1947
Admin Team1:Southwestern Louisiana
Overall Record:33–19–5 (college football)
9–14 (college baseball)
Championships:
Awards:
Cfbhof Year:1973
Cfbhof Id:1541

John Lewis "Hurri" "Sugar" Cain (November 17, 1908 – August 18, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Alabama, where he was a three-time All-American and a member of the 1930 national championship team that won the Rose Bowl.

Cain served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, from 1937 to 1941 and in 1946, compiling a record of 33–19–5. He was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1942 to 1944. In 1947, Cain moved to the University of Mississippi to serve as backfield coach for the football team under Johnny Vaught. He was also the head tennis coach at Ole Miss from 1957 to 1973. Cain was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1973.

He stood 5'10" and weighed 183 pounds.[1]

College career

Cain was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa at Alabama.

Death

Cain died of leukemia, on August 18, 1977, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

Head coaching record

College football

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Americans - University of Alabama. January 25, 2022. RollTide.com.
  2. News: . John Cain, 68, Dies; Former Rebel Assistant . . . August 19, 1977 . 33 . March 16, 2023 . .