Eugene Leon Caton (October 13, 1889 – March 12, 1979) was an American college football player and coach as well as an oil salesman.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Covington County, Alabama, U.S. | October 13, 1889
Died | March 12, 1979 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 89)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1909–1911 | Auburn |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1915 | Howard (AL) |
Baseball | |
1916 | Howard (AL) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1915 | Howard (AL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–4–1 (football) 9–12 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-Southern (1910) | |
Early years
editCaton was born on October 13, 1889, in Covington County, Alabama, to Noah Dent Caton and Elizabeth Rousseau.
Playing career
editAuburn
editHe was a center for the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. John Heisman considered him one of the south's greatest centers.[1] He was selected All-Southern in 1910.[2] Eugene was the older brother of Noah Caton. He was 171 pounds.
Coaching career
editHoward
editCaton coached the Howard Bulldogs in 1915.
Oil salesman
editCaton managed the southern branch of the Pure Oil company in 1922, which marketed Tiolene, Pennsylvania base motor oil.[3]
Head coaching record
editFootball
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Howard Baptists (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915) | |||||||||
1915 | Howard | 3–4–1 | 0–3 | T–20th | |||||
Howard: | 3–4–1 | 0–3 | |||||||
Total: | 13–4–1 |
References
edit- ^ "Howard College Has New Athletic Director". The Huntsville Daily Times. May 31, 1915.
- ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1911. pp. 35, 65.
- ^ "Caton Sells Tiolene 'All-Southern' Style". Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.