John Francis Gargan (July 1, 1888 – August 18, 1960) was an American
college football
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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at
Georgetown University
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(1912–1913),
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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(1914),
Fordham University
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(1916–1917, 1922–1926) and
New York University
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(1920–1921), compiling career coaching record of 55–40–8. In 1917, Gargan was co-head coach with
Frank McCaffrey for Fordham.
Gargan Quits NYU to Coach Fordham
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Head coaching record
See also
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References
External links
Frank Gargan coaching record
at Sports Reference
1888 births
1960 deaths
American football quarterbacks
Fordham Rams football coaches
Fordham Rams football players
Georgetown Hoyas football coaches
NYU Violets football coaches
RPI Engineers football coaches
Players of American football from New York City
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