Francis "Bull" McCaffrey (December 26, 1888 – December 26, 1952) was an

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player and coach.Frank McCaffrey
at College Football DataWarehouse. Retrieved on February 28, 2010. McCaffrey was the co-head football coach at

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with

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for one season, in 1917, and compiled a record of 7–2. McCaffrey was also the head football coach of

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and

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. McCaffrey graduated from Fordham in 1911, where he starred in football and

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.TRADITION :: The newsletter of Fordham Alumni Association :: September 1991
. Retrieved on February 28, 2010. A 5'8", 165-pound end, he earned the nickname "Bull" for his aggressive playing style. He was Fordham's first-ever All-America selection when in 1909, his junior season, when

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chose him as one of the college football's premier players. Fordham discontinued football before McCaffrey's senior season in 1910, so

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offered him a football scholarship. McCaffrey did not accept the scholarship because his mother thought that football was too rough and she did not want to see him get hurt, which had been a concern of hers while McCaffrey played for Fordham. After graduating from the

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, McCaffrey practiced oral surgery in New York City. He was the chief of the dental clinic at

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and an associate professor at

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. McCaffrey died on his 64th birthday, December 26, 1952, at his home in

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. His son,

Francis J. McCaffrey Jr. Francis J. McCaffrey (September 9, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on September 9, 1902, in Manhattan, the son of veterinarian Dr. Francis J. McCaffrey (died 1939) and Irene (Booth) McCa ...

was a New York State legislator.

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