Frank Howard Cann (November 14, 1863 – November 19, 1935) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach and college athletics instructor. He served the second head football coach at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

(NYU). He held that position for the 1898 season leading the

NYU Violets NYU Violets is the nickname of the sports teams and other competitive teams at New York University. The school colors are purple and white. Although officially known as the Violets, the school mascot is a bobcat. The Violets compete as a member o ...

to a record of 1–3. In 1907, Cann was still at New York University as director of the Department of Physical Training and Athletics. Cann died in

New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...

in 1935. He had two sons who became accomplished sportsmen.

Howard Cann Howard Goodsell Cann (October 11, 1895 – December 18, 1992) was an American sportsman best known as the long-time men's basketball coach at New York University. He was also an Olympic shot putter and a college basketball and football player. ...

was an Olympic shotputter and a long-time coach of the NYU men's basketball team, whereas

Tedford Cann Tedford Harris Cann (September 3, 1897 – January 26, 1963) was a champion American swimmer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He served as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve durin ...

was a swimmer and a decorated

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veteran.

Head coaching record

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* 1863 births 1935 deaths NYU Violets football coaches People from Danvers, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Essex County, Massachusetts Coaches of American football from Massachusetts {{1890s-collegefootball-coach-stub