Kenneth "Red" Cochrane (March 31, 1908 – November 24, 1998) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1952 to 1953. As

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at Akron in 1950, Cochrane shortened the school's athletic nickname from "Zippers" to "Zips". Cochrane was born in

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. He died on November 24, 1998 in Stuart, Florida at the age of 90. He played football at Akron from 1928 to 1930.

Head coaching record

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1908 births 1998 deaths American football halfbacks Akron Zips athletic directors Akron Zips football coaches Akron Zips football players University of Akron faculty Sportspeople from Glasgow Scottish emigrants to the United States {{1950s-collegefootball-coach-stub