Joseph Colnon
| Joseph Colnon | |
|---|---|
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Colnon pictured on the 1890 Cornell football team | |
| Sport(s) | College football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 5, 1870 Potsdam, New York |
| Died |
December 8, 1936 (aged 66) Manhattan, New York City |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (1893) |
| Playing career | |
| 1889–1893 | Cornell |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895 1896 |
Cornell (assistant) Colgate |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3-4-1 |
|
Statistics | |
Aaron Joseph Colnon (August 5, 1870 – December 8, 1936) was the fifth head football coach for the Colgate University Raiders located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County, New York and he held that position for the 1896 season. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 3 wins, 4 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 26th at Colgate in terms of total wins and 23rd in terms of winning percentage. [1]
Colnon played on the Cornell football team from 1889 to 1893. After graduating, he later played with the Duquesne and Crescent Athletic Clubs in New York. Before coaching at Colgate in 1896, he served as an assistant coach at Cornell.[2] He was later a lawyer.[3]
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