Jock Sutherland
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| Jock Sutherland | ||
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| Born | March 11, 1889 | |
| Place of birth | Coupar Angus, Scotland | |
| Died | April 11, 1948 (aged 59) | |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 144-28-14 (NCAA) 28-16-1 (NFL) |
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| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| 1936 and 1937 National Championship; also 1929, 1931, 1934 claimed by Pitt | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1915-1916 | Pittsburgh | |
| Position | End | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1919-1923 1924-1938 1946-1947 |
Lafayette Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1951 (Bio) | ||
John Bain "Jock" Sutherland (March 11, 1889–April 11, 1948) was a highly successful American football coach with both college and professional teams, and an inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.
A native of Coupar Angus in Scotland, Sutherland got his start in football by playing end at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) under legendary coach Glen S. "Pop" Warner. Sutherland was named an All-American, and played on Pitt's National Championship teams in 1915 and 1916.
Following his playing career, Sutherland graduated from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Dentistry, and held a professorship there in the instruction of bridge and crown. Sutherland also was head coach at Lafayette College from 1919 to 1923, leading the Leopards to the 1921 Eastern Collegiate Championship.
In 1924, Sutherland replaced Warner as head coach at Pitt. Sutherland stayed there until 1938, coaching the Panthers to a record of 111-20-12 and winning National Championships in 1936 and 1937. He resigned in 1938 because the school's Chancellor, John Gabbert Bowman, wanted to de-emphasize the football program.
Sutherland later coached in the National Football League with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He led the Steelers to their first playoff appearance in 1947.
Sutherland died suddenly of a brain tumor in Pittsburgh in 1948, and is interred in Pittsburgh's Homewood Cemetery.
[edit] Honors
Sutherland was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 as both a player and a coach.
He is memorialized on the Pitt campus with a street, Sutherland Drive, and the Sutherland Residence Hall .
[edit] External links
- Sutherland's Page at College Football Hall of Fame
- Article on Sutherland by Professional Football Researcher's Association
- Satellite image from Google Maps showing Sutherland Drive and Sutherland Hall (building with red roof between University Drive and Allequippa Street)
| Preceded by Glenn Scobey Warner |
Pittsburgh Panthers Head Coaches 1924–1938 |
Succeeded by Chuck Bowser |
| Preceded by Jim Leonard |
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach 1946–1947 |
Succeeded by John Michelosen |
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