Martin Leonard Caine (November 17, 1883 – April 7, 1953) was an American

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College—now known as

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—in 1903. He compiled a record of 2–2 while serving as a senior player-coach. He died suddenly in 1953. He was

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's oldest practicing attorney and judge at the time of his death as well as a staunch supporter of the

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.''Naugatuck Daily News'', April 9, 1953,

Head coaching record

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1883 births 1953 deaths 20th-century American lawyers Villanova Wildcats football coaches Villanova Wildcats football players Yale Law School alumni Sportspeople from Cheshire People from Naugatuck, Connecticut Players of American football from New Haven County, Connecticut Connecticut lawyers English emigrants to the United States {{1900s-collegefootball-coach-stub