Arthur Cumnock

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Arthur Cumnock

Portrait of Cumnock from Walter Camp's 1894 book "American Football"
Harvard Crimson
Position	End
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1868-02-12)February 12, 1868 Danielson, Connecticut, U.S.
Died:	June 8, 1930(1930-06-08) (aged 62) New York, New York, U.S.
Career history
College	Harvard (1889–1890)
Career highlights and awards
All-American (1889)

Arthur James Cumnock (February 12, 1868 – June 8, 1930) was an American college football player. He and Amos Alonzo Stagg were selected as the ends on the first College Football All-America Team in 1889. Cumnock invented the first nose guard.^[1] He is also credited with developing the tradition of spring practice in football; in March 1889, Cumnock led the Harvard team in drills on Jarvis field, which is considered the first-ever spring football practice.^[2]