1930–1932 Alabama 1946 Southwestern Louisiana Positions Quarterback, Fullback 1937–1941 Southwestern Louisiana Education University of Alabama | 1935–1936 Sidney Lanier HS (AL) Role American football player 1933–1934 Alabama (backfield) Name Johnny Cain | |
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Sport(s) Football, baseball, tennis Born November 17, 1908
Montgomery, Alabama ( 1908-11-17 ) Died August 18, 1977, Memphis, Tennessee, United States | ||
John Lewis "Hurri" "Sugar" Cain (November 17, 1908 – August 18, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Alabama, where he was a three-time All-American and a member of the 1930 national championship team that won the Rose Bowl. Cain served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, from 1937 to 1941 and in 1946, compiling a record of 33–19–5. He was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1942 to 1944. In 1947, Cain moved to the University of Mississippi to serve as backfield coach for the football team under Johnny Vaught. He was also the head tennis coach at Ole Miss from 1957 to 1973. Cain was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1973. He stood 5'10" and weighed 183 pounds.
College career
Cain was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa at Alabama.