Biographical details | |
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Born | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 24, 1870
Died | June 9, 1949 Redwood Falls, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 79)
Playing career | |
early 1890s | Washington & Jefferson [1] |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1895 | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–6 |
James Patterson Linn (February 24, 1870 – June 9, 1949) was an American football coach. He served and the head football coach at the Western University of Pennsylvania—now known as the University of Pittsburgh—in 1895, compiling a record of 1–6.
Linn was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania in 1870. [2] [3] He died in Redwood Falls, Minnesota in 1949 and was buried in Redwood Falls Cemetery. [4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Western University of Pennsylvania (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
1895 | Western University of Pennsylvania | 1–6 | |||||||
Western University of Pennsylvania: | 1–6 | ||||||||
Total: | 1–6 |