Howard Goodsell Cann was an American sportsman best known as the long-time men's basketball coach at New York University.
15 Facts About Howard Cann
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Howard Cann was an Olympic shot putter and a college basketball and football player.
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Howard Cann first attended Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey, and then the High School of Commerce in New York City.
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Howard Cann briefly attended Dartmouth College and then transferred to New York University.
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Howard Cann resumed his studies at NYU in 1919, after the end of the war.
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In 1920, Howard Cann led the NYU basketball team to an Amateur Athletic Union National Championship title and was named the Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year as well as an All-American.
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Howard Cann participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp as a shot putter, finishing the competition in eighth place with a throw of 13.52 meters.
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Howard Cann had originally been scheduled to compete as a hurdler, but broke his leg.
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That same year, Howard Cann graduated from NYU with a degree in engineering.
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Three years after graduating from NYU, Howard Cann returned to the school as the men's basketball coach.
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Howard Cann was named National Coach of the Year in 1947, and led the Violets to the National Invitation Tournament final the next year, but was defeated by Saint Louis University.
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Howard Cann retired in 1958, having spent 39 of the first 44 years of his adult life at NYU as a player and coach.
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In 1932 and 1933, Howard Cann coached the NYU football team.
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Howard Cann served as Director of Physical Education at NYU from 1931 to retirement in 1958 and is commemorated in seven Sports Halls of Fame.
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Howard Cann was a resident of Irvington, New York, at the time of his death.