Johnny Cain

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Johnny Cain

Sport(s)	Football, baseball, tennis
Biographical details
Born	(1908-11-17)November 17, 1908 Montgomery, Alabama
Died	(1977-08-18)August 18, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee
Playing career
Football 1930–1932	Alabama
Position(s)	Quarterback, fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football 1933–1934 1935–1936 1937–1941 1946 1947–1970 1971 Baseball 1942–1944 Tennis 1957–1973	Alabama (backfield) Sidney Lanier HS (AL) Southwestern Louisiana Southwestern Louisiana Ole Miss (backfield) Ole Miss (freshmen) Southwestern Louisiana Ole Miss
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1947	Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall	33–19–5 (college football) 9–14 (college baseball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards All-American, 1930 All-American, 1931 All-American, 1932

College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile)

John Lewis "Hurri" Cain (November 17, 1908 – August 18, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator in the United States. 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.

College career

Cain was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa at Alabama.

Unknown (1903–1908)
Clement J. McNaspy (1909–1910)
Unknown (1911)
J. G. Lee (1912–1916)
Unknown (1917–1921)
T. R. Mobley (1922–1927)
No team (1928–1938)
Cliff Johnson (1939–1941)
Johnny Cain (1942–1944)
Cliff Johnson (1945–1947)
Raymond Didier (1948–1956)
Jerry Simon (1957–1958)
Pete Wilson (1959–1961)
Sonny Roy (1962–1967)
Eddie Mouton (1968)
Bob Banna (1968–1971)
Don Lockwood (1972–1980)
Mel Didier (1981–1982)
Brad Kelley (1983–1984)
Gene Shell (1985–1987)
Emrick Jagneaux (1987)
Mike Boulanger (1988–1994)
Tony Robichaux (1995– )

v t e 1930 Alabama Crimson Tide football—national champions

Johnny Cain Frank Howard Fred Sington John Tucker Jennings B. Whitworth Head coach Wallace Wade Assistant coaches Paul Burnum Hank Crisp Jess Neely Clyde "Shorty" Propst

v t e 1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football—national champions

Bear Bryant Tilden "Happy" Campbell Dixie Howell Don Hutson Bill Lee Riley Smith James Walker Arthur "Tarzan" White Head coach Frank Thomas Assistant coaches Paul Burnum Johnny Cain Hank Crisp Harold Drew B'Ho Kirkland Jennings B. Whitworth

v t e 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football—FWAA national champions

Bookie Bolin Johnny Brewer Bobby Crespino Jim Dunaway Doug Elmore Jake Gibbs Glynn Griffing A. J. Holloway Head coach: Johnny Vaught Assistant coaches: Johnny Cain Roland Dale Jim Poole Ray Poole

Persondata
Name	Cain, Johnny
Alternative names	Cain, John Lewis
Short description	American football player and coach, baseball coach, tennis coach, college athletic administrator
Date of birth	November 17, 1908
Place of birth	Montgomery, Alabama
Date of death	August 18, 1977
Place of death	Memphis, Tennessee

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