Ion John Cortright (June 29, 1889 – June 3, 1961)"Cortright Rites Set", ''Star-News'', June 6, 1961, Pasadena, California was an

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player and coach of football and

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. He served as the head football coach at the

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(1914–1915), the

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(1916), and North Dakota Agricultural College, now

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, (1925–1927), compiling a career

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record of 22–20–6. Cortright was also the head basketball coach at South Dakota for one season in 1914–15, Cincinnati for one season in 1916–17, and North Dakota Agricultural for one season in 1925–26, tallying a career mark of 38–14.

Head coaching record

Football

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* 1889 births 1961 deaths Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball coaches Michigan State Spartans baseball players Michigan State Spartans football coaches Michigan State Spartans football players North Dakota State Bison football coaches North Dakota State Bison men's basketball coaches South Dakota Coyotes football coaches South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball coaches People from Eaton County, Michigan Coaches of American football from Michigan Players of American football from Michigan Baseball players from Michigan Basketball coaches from Michigan 20th-century American sportsmen {{1910s-collegefootball-coach-stub