Howard Cann
Howard Cann ( Howard Goodsell Cann; born October 11, 1895 in Bridgeport , Connecticut , † December 18, 1992 in Dobbs Ferry ) was an American shot putter and basketball coach .
At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 he was eighth in the shot put with 13,520 m.
Starting for New York University , he became IC4A champion in 1920 with his personal best of 13.97 m .
In 1920 he was with the team of New York University basketball champions of the Amateur Athletic Union , which he coached from 1923 to 1958. In 1968 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach .
Web links
- Howard Cann in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Howard Cann in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Cann, Howard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cann, Howard Goodsell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American shot putter and basketball coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bridgeport |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th December 1992 |
| Place of death | Dobbs Ferry |