Cornell University Athletics

He was head coach of crew at Cornell from 1889 until 1920, during which time his varsity crews produced 14 intercollegiate championships between 1896 and 1915.  His career with Cornell rowing actually began in 1884, when he assisted in the training of the crew, a role he continued to play until he was named the head coach, and he organized Cornell’s first eight-man crew.  In 1895, his Cornell varsity crew competed at the Henley Royal Regatta in England.  The following year, the eight-man varsity set the world record on the four-mile course at the Poughkeepsie Regatta.  The pioneer of crew coaching techniques, he was a great leader and turned Cornell into the capital of the collegiate rowing world.