1. Dean Cromwell was the head coach of the USC track team from 1909 to 1948, excepting 1914 and 1915, and guided the team to 12 NCAA team national championships and 34 individual NCAA titles.
12 Facts About Dean Cromwell
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Dean Cromwell was the head coach for the US track team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, and assistant head coach for the US track team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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Athletes coached by Dean Cromwell eventually set individual world records in 14 events and relay world records in three others, and won 12 Olympic gold medals during his time at USC.
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Dean Cromwell served as the head coach of the USC Trojans football program from 1909 to 1910, and from 1916 to 1918.
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Dean Cromwell returned as football coach in 1916, by which time USC's teams had begun to be known as the Trojans.
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Dean Cromwell was replaced as head football coach following the season by Gus Henderson.
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Apart from Sam Barry, who took over the 1941 team in the wake of Howard Jones' death, Dean Cromwell was the last USC football coach for whom it was not his primary sport.
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Dean Cromwell coached the USC basketball team in 1918, though they only played two games against the Los Angeles Athletic Club, losing both.
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Dean Cromwell was survived by his wife Gertrude and their three sons; his cremated remains were interred at Twin Oaks Cemetery in Turner, Oregon.
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Dean Cromwell is a member of the Occidental College Track and Field Hall of Fame.
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Dean Cromwell can be seen as a contestant on the December 16,1954 edition of You Bet Your Life.
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Dean Cromwell's muscles are pliable, and his easygoing disposition is a valuable aid to the mental and physical relaxation that a runner and jumper must have.