Coligny Brainerd Metheny (December 30, 1889 – October 19, 1960) was an

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and

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coach, college athletics administrator, and insurance executive. He served as the head football coach at

Geneva College Geneva College is a private Christian college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergra ...

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from 1913 to 1916, compiling a record of 17–15–2. Metheny was also the head basketball coach and

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at Geneva from 1914 to 1917. He played football and basketball at Geneva and football at the

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in 1912. Metheny served as a pilot in the

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during

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. He was later a prominent life insurance executive in

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. 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. In 1961, Geneva College named its new field house after Metheny.

Head coaching record

College

References

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