Cookie Cunningham

American football player (1905–1995)
American football player
Cookie Cunningham
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Cunningham, circa 1924
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Position:End
Personal information
Born:(1905-03-04)March 4, 1905
Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.
Died:November 3, 1995(1995-11-03) (aged 90)
Leesburg, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Mount Vernon (OH)
College:Ohio State
Career history
  • Cleveland Panthers (1926)
  • Cleveland Bulldogs (1927)
  • Chicago Bears (1929)
  • Staten Island Stapletons (1931)

Harold Brewer "Cookie" Cunningham (February 4, 1905 – November 3, 1995) was an American professional football player, basketball player, and basketball coach.

A two-sport athlete at Ohio State University, he started playing both football and basketball on the professional level in 1926. He started his professional football career by playing end for the Cleveland Panthers of the first American Football League. After the folding of the AFL, he played the same position for the Cleveland Bulldogs (1927), Chicago Bears (1929), and the Staten Island Stapletons (1931) of the National Football League. In the same five-year span, Cunningham also played center for the Cleveland Rosenblums and the Toledo Red Man Tobaccos (American Basketball League).

Coaching career

Subsequently, he became a basketball coach, first on the collegiate level before becoming a player-coach in the National Basketball League (Columbus Athletic Supply in 1937–38). He subsequently returned to the college ranks, coaching for Washington and Lee University (1939–1942) and the University of North Dakota (1946–1948).

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External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
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Cleveland Panthers
  • Defunct American Football League club (1926)
  • Based in Cleveland, Ohio
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Washington and Lee Generals men's basketball head coaches
  • C. L. Krebs (1906–1909)
  • F. J. Pratt (1909–1910)
  • J. W. H. Pollard (1910–1913)
  • W. C. Raftery (1913–1923)
  • K. E. Hines (1923–1924)
  • Eddie Cameron (1924–1925)
  • Richard Smith (1925–1930)
  • Ray Ellerman (1930–1932)
  • Harry Young (1932–1939)
  • Cookie Cunningham (1939–1942)
  • George Proctor (1942–1943)
  • No team (1943–1945)
  • Harry Young (1945–1946)
  • Carl Wise (1946–1948)
  • Bob Spessard (1948–1949)
  • Conn Davis (1949–1950)
  • Scotty Hamilton (1950–1952)
  • Billy McCann (1952–1957)
  • Weenie Miller (1957–1958)
  • Robert McHenry (1958–1964)
  • Verne Canfield (1964–1995)
  • Kevin Moore (1995–1999)
  • Jeff Lafave (1999–2003)
  • Adam Hutchinson (2003–2017)
  • Chris McHugh (2017– )
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North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball head coaches
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Cleveland Rosenblums 1929–30 ABL champions
  • Head coach Kerr
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Toledo Redmen 1929–30 NPBL champions
  • Boldt
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  • Cunningham
  • Deighan
  • Jacobs
  • Koehler
  • Shepherd
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Akron Firestone Non-Skids 1932–33 NPBL champions
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