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Frank Gargan

Frank Gargan

American football player and coach (1888–1960)

John Francis Gargan (July 1, 1888 – August 18, 1960)[1][2] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown University (1912–1913), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1914), Fordham University (1916–1917, 1922–1926) and New York University (1920–1921), compiling career coaching record of 55–40–8. In 1917, Gargan was co-head coach with Frank McCaffrey for Fordham.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "John Francis Gargan". United States World War I Draft Cards, 1942. United States Defense Security Service. 004135848 – via Ancestry.com. Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    "Dr. J. Francis Gargan Is Dead; Former Football Coach Here". The New York Times. August 19, 1960. p. 23. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Gargan Quits NYU to Coach Fordham. The New York Times. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.
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