| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1863 |
| Died | August 2, 1933 (aged 69) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1880s | Williams |
| 1880s | Harvard |
| 1890–1892 | Cornell |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1892–1893 | Cornell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–6–1 |
Carl Magnue Johanson (1863 – August 2, 1933) was an American football player and coach, known as the "father of Cornell football".[1][2] He convinced Pop Warner to attend Cornell.[3] Johanson died at the age of 69, on August 2, 1933, in Seattle, Washington.[4]
- ^ Smith, Ronald A. (December 27, 1990). Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics. ISBN 9780195362183.
- ^ "Late Carl Johanson '92, Former Coach, Won Title as "Father of Cornell Football"". The Cornell Daily Sun. February 6, 1934.
- ^ "Former Coach Here Dies During Summer". The Cornell Daily Sun. September 26, 1933.
- ^ "Warner's First Football Coach—Carl Joahnson Dies at Seattle—at Cornell In Early '90s". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. August 3, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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