| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1911[1] Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[2] |
| Died | July 10, 1968 (aged 57) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1932 | Western Reserve |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1950 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 1951–1965 | Western Reserve |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1940 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| Track | |
| 1940–1948 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 1963–1966 | Western Reserve |
| Golf | |
| 1954–1958 | Western Reserve |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1951–1968 | Western Reserve |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 66–54–9 (football) 25–56 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 PAC (1955, 1958, 1960) | |
Edward Leo Finnigan (May 10, 1911 – July 10, 1968) was an American football and basketball coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Baldwin–Wallace College—now known as Baldwin Wallace University—from 1949 to 1950 and at Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—from 1951 to 1965, compiling a career college football coaching record of 68–52–9. Finnigan was also the head basketball coach at Baldwin–Wallace from 1935 to 1940, tallying a mark of 25–56.