Joseph Courtney (American football)

Joseph Courtney
Courtney pictured in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1909
Biographical details
Born(1884-11-23)November 23, 1884
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 2, 1922(1922-06-02) (aged 37)
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1906Holy Cross
1907Villanova
1908Lafayette
Position(s)Halfback, end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909Boys HS (NY)
1911Boston College
1912–1914Dartmouth (assistant)
1915Norwich
1919Montclair HS (NJ)
1921Orange A. A.
Baseball
1911Stone School
Head coaching record
Overall0–15 (college football)

Joseph Patrick Courtney (November 23, 1884 – June 2, 1922) was an American football player, coach, and official. He served as the head football coach at Boston College in 1911 and Norwich University in 1915, compiling a career college football coaching record of 0–15.

Biography

A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Courtney played football for the College of the Holy Cross, Villanova University, and Lafayette College.[1][2][3] A cousin, Joseph A. Courtney, was also a noted athlete during the same era and was the captain of the Georgetown baseball team at the time of his death from pneumonia in March 1909.[4][5]

Courtney began his coaching career in 1909 at the Boys High School in Brooklyn.[5][6] He later coached at Boston College,[7] Stone School,[8] Dartmouth College (assistant),[9] Norwich University,[2] Montclair High School, and the Orange Athletic Association (Orange A. A).[10] He may have coached briefly at New Hampshire.[a]

Courtney was also a football official and basketball official for high school and college football games.[13] Courtney was assaulted during a Thanksgiving Day game in November 1915 by a high school player, reportedly "knocking out a tooth and breaking another".[14] The player was arrested; in court the next day, Courtney declined to press charges.[15]

During World War I, Courtney served with the 4th United States Aero Squadron in France and single-handedly took down two enemy aircraft. He was wounded in action. After the war, Courtney was an Internal Revenue Service agent attached to the real estate tax division in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1919, he moved to Bloomfield, New Jersey, where his mother and sister lived.[16][17]

On June 2, 1922, a train engineer reported that he believed he had passed over a body on the tracks near the Westport Station in Westport, Connecticut. A railroad police officer was dispatched to Westport, where he discovered Courtney's badly mutilated body. The night prior, Coutrney had been seen arguing with a group of foreigners. The undertaker found two small puncture marks behind Courtney's left ear, however the death was ruled an accident.[16][17] Courtney was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Worcester.[18]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Boston College (Independent) (1911)
1911 Boston College 0–7
Boston College: 0–7
Norwich Cadets (Independent) (1915)
1915 Norwich 0–8
Norwich: 0–8
Total: 0–15

Notes

  1. ^ Newspaper reports during the 1911 season stated that Courtney briefly coached the 1911 New Hampshire football team in mid-October,[11][12] although this is in conflict with him being coach of the 1911 Boston College football team for their entire season.

References

  1. ^ "Punts and Passes". The Washington Herald. November 3, 1907. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Coach Courtney". Norwich University Record. September 11, 1915. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Biographical Catalogue of Lafayette College, 1832-1912. Chemical Publishing Company. 1913. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Inaugural Storm Fatal to Athlete". Washington Times-Herald. March 17, 1909. p. 6. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Successfully Coaching Teams". The North Adams Transcript. October 23, 1909. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Good Football To-morrow". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 12, 1909. p. 26. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Boston College Football 2024 Media Guide". Boston College. 2024. p. 111. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "Stone Expects A Good Nine". The Boston Globe. March 15, 1911.
  9. ^ "Football At Norwich". Swanton Courier. Swanton, Vermont. September 30, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "High School Wins". The Montclair Times. December 6, 1919. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ray B. Thomas Returns as Coach: Coaching Situation Settled". The New Hampshire. Vol. 1, no. 6. Durham, New Hampshire. October 25, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
  12. ^ "Easy Victory for Training School". The Morning Union. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 15, 1911. p. 1D. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Gallagher, Joe (September 17, 1921). "Joe's Stuff". The Courrier-News. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "Player Hits the Referee". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Bonstein Case Closed". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  16. ^ a b "Probe Death of Courtney". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. June 3, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ a b "Probe Death of Courtney (continued)". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. June 3, 1922. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Military Funeral For Capt Courtney". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. June 5, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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