Cecil A. Cushman
Cecil Alonzo Cushman (December 15, 1890 – November 3, 1959) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at East Texas State Normal School—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—in 1920, Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa from 1921 to 1922, and the University of Redlands in Redlands, California from 1923 to 1925 and against from 1933 to 1952, compiling career college football coaching record of 90–99–15. Cushman was the head basketball coach at East Texas State in 1920–21, Simpson from 1921 to 1923, and Redlands from 1923 to 1926, amassing a career college basketball mark of 39–46. He was recognized as the inventor of the "kicking toe," a special shoe designed to aid "straight-toe" style placekickers in football. Cushman played attended Texas A&M University and was a member of the 1912 Texas A&M Aggies football team.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1890 Greenville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 1959 (aged 68) Redlands, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pittsburg State (1914) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920 | East Texas State |
| 1921–1922 | Simpson |
| 1923–1924 | Redlands |
| 1933–1952 | Redlands |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1921 | East Texas State |
| 1921–1923 | Simpson |
| 1923–1926 | Redlands |
| Baseball | |
| 1921–1922 | Simpson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 90–99–15 (football) 39–46 (basketball) 5–11 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 SCIAC (1933, 1940, 1945–1947, 1950) | |