L. Jay Caldwell

L. Jay Caldwell

Biographical details
Born	(1871-06-19)June 19, 1871 Ephratah, New York, U.S.
Died	1950 (aged 78–79) Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Colgate University (1897) Harvard University
Playing career
c. 1891–1896	Colgate
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1893, 1895	Colgate
Head coaching record
Overall	7–2–2

L. Jay Caldwell (June 19, 1871 – 1950) was an American college football player and coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Colgate University and he held that position for two seasons, first in 1893 and then returning for 1895. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 7–2–2.^[1]

Caldwell was born in Ephratah, New York in 1871.^[2] He married May Thorne on July 20, 1904, in Jamaica, New York. Caldwell later taught mathematics at a high school in Amsterdam, New York. In 1913, he was teaching at an Orange, New Jersey high school. By the 1940 United States Census, Caldwell and his wife were retired and living in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He died there in 1950.

Racial integration

Caldwell coached the university's first African-American football player in 1895. No records were kept of the player's name, but a photograph (left) does exist.^[3]

Head coaching record

1895 Colgate football team

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Colgate (Independent) (1893)
1893	Colgate	3–0–2
Colgate (Independent) (1895)
1895	Colgate	4–2
Colgate:		7–2–2
Total:		7–2–2

References

1. Colgate Sports 2007 Football Media Guide
2. "A general catalogue of Colgate university issued in April MCMXIII at Hamilton, New York". [Hamilton, Colgate university. 1913.
3. Leather helmets and the flying wedge (The Colgate Scene, September 2004)

External links

• L. Jay Caldwell at Find a Grave