Coligny Brainerd Metheny (December 30, 1889 – October 19, 1960) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and insurance executive. He served as the head football coach at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania from 1913 to 1916, compiling a record of 17–15–2. Metheny was also the head basketball coach and athletic director at Geneva from 1914 to 1917. He played football and basketball at Geneva and football at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1889 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 19, 1960 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Geneva |
| 1912 | Carnegie Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1911 | Geneva |
| Position(s) | Halfback, fullback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1916 | Geneva |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1917 | Geneva |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1913–1917 | Geneva |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–15–2 (football) |
Metheny served as a pilot in the United States Army during World War I. He was later a prominent life insurance executive in Pittsburgh. He was president of Metheny and Associates with an office in the Grant Building. Metheny died on October 19, 1960, at Providence Hospital in Beaver Falls.[2] In 1961, Geneva College named its new field house after Metheny.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Covenanters (Independent) (1913–1916) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Geneva | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1914 | Geneva | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1915 | Geneva | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1916 | Geneva | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| Geneva: | 17–15–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–15–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Carnegie Tech Beats Geneva". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1914. p. S8. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Google News.
- ^ "Services Set For Insurance Executive". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1960. p. 22. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Geneva College's Field House Named For The Late C. Brainerd Metheny". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1961. p. 17. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
