Johnny Cain

John Lewis "Hurri" "Sugar" Cain (November 17, 1908 – August 18, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Alabama, where he was a three-time All-American and a member of the 1930 national championship team that won the Rose Bowl.

Johnny Cain

Biographical details
Born	(1908-11-17)November 17, 1908 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Died	August 18, 1977(1977-08-18) (aged 68) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930–1932	Alabama
Position(s)	Quarterback, fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933–1934	Alabama (backfield)
1935–1936	Sidney Lanier HS (AL)
1937–1941	Southwestern Louisiana
1946	Southwestern Louisiana
1947–1970	Ole Miss (backfield)
1971	Ole Miss (freshmen)
Baseball
1942–1944	Southwestern Louisiana
Tennis
1957–1973	Ole Miss
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1947	Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall	33–19–5 (college football) 9–14 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National (1930)
Awards
First-team All-American (1931) 2× Second-team All-American (1930, 1932) 2× First-team All-Southern (1931, 1932)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile)

Cain served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, from 1937 to 1941 and in 1946, compiling a record of 33–19–5. He was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1942 to 1944. In 1947, Cain moved to the University of Mississippi to serve as backfield coach for the football team under Johnny Vaught. He was also the head tennis coach at Ole Miss from 1957 to 1973. Cain was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1973.

He stood 5'10" and weighed 183 pounds.^[1]

College career

Cain striking a fierce running pose in 1932.

Cain was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa at Alabama.

Death

Cain died of leukemia, on August 18, 1977, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.^[2]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1938)
1937	Southwestern Louisiana	4–3–1	2–3–1	T–16th
1938	Southwestern Louisiana	8–2–1	4–1–1	T–8th
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1941)
1939	Southwestern Louisiana	3–5–1	1–2 / 2–3	/ T–22nd
1940	Southwestern Louisiana	6–3–1	4–0 / 4–1	1st / T–5th
1941	Southwestern Louisiana	6–2–1	3–1 / 3–1–1	2nd / T–6th
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1946)
1946	Southwestern Louisiana	6–4	2–2	3rd
Southwestern Louisiana:		33–19–5	18–11–3
Total:		33–19–5
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure