Researching Garrett Cochran
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1143 people with the Cochran surname? In that year Cochran was ranked number 2462 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Garrett means "powerful with the spear" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Garrett Cochran on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Garrett Cochran and the Cochran Family History
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Garrett Cochran
Garrett Cochran (August 26, 1876 – July 8, 1918) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Princeton University from 1894 to 1897 at the end position, and was twice named to the College Football All-America Team. Cochran served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley (1898–1899), the United States Naval Academy (1900) and Princeton University (1902), compiling a career head coaching record of 29–5–3.
During World War I, Cochran enlisted in the United States Army and served in France as a lieutenant in the field artillery. He developed pneumonia and died on a ship returning to the United States on July 8, 1918.
In 1971, Cochran was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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