Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania |
February 24, 1870
Died | June 9, 1949 Redwood Falls, Minnesota |
(aged 79)
Alma mater | Washington & Jefferson College |
Playing career | |
early 1890s | Washington & Jefferson |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1895 | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–6 |
James Patterson Linn (February 24, 1870 June 9, 1949) was an American football coach. He served and the head football coach at the Western University of Pennsylvania—now known as the University of Pittsburgh—in 1895, compiling a record of 1–6.
Linn was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania in 1870. He died in Redwood Falls, Minnesota in 1949 and was buried in Redwood Falls Cemetery.