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Kenneth Cochrane

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Sport(s)
  
Football

1948–1969
  
Akron

1952–1953
  
Akron


Position(s)
  
Halfback

1928–1930
  
Akron

Name
  
Kenneth Cochrane

Kenneth Cochrane

Born
  
March 31, 1908 Glasgow, Scotland (
1908-03-31
)

Died
  
November 24, 1998(1998-11-24) (aged 90) Stuart, Florida

Kenneth "Red" Cochrane (March 31, 1908 – November 24, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron in Ohio from 1952 to 1953. As athletic director at Akron in 1950, Cochrane shorted the school's athletic nickname from "Zippers" to "Zips". Cochrane was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He died on November 24, 1998 in Stuart, Florida at the age of 90. He played college football at Akron from 1928 to 1930.

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Kenneth Cochrane Wikipedia