Johnny Cain

Johnny Cain
Biographical details
Born	November 17, 1908; Montgomery, Alabama
Died	August 18, 1977; Memphis, Tennessee
Playing career
Football
1930–1932	Alabama
Position(s)	Quarterback, fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933–1934	Alabama (backfield)
1935–1936	Sidney Lanier HS (AL)
1937–1941	Southwestern Louisiana
1946	Southwestern Louisiana
1947–1970	Ole Miss (backfield)
1971	Ole Miss (freshmen)
Baseball
1942–1944	Southwestern Louisiana
Tennis
1957–1973	Ole Miss
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1947	Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall	33–19–5 (college football); 9–14 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	All-American, 1930; All-American, 1931; All-American, 1932
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1973 (profile)

John Lewis "Hurri" "Sugar" Cain (November 17, 1908 – August 18, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Alabama, where he was a three-time All-American and a member of the 1930 national championship team that won the Rose Bowl. Cain served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, from 1937 to 1941 and in 1946, compiling a record of 33–19–5. He was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1942 to 1944. In 1947, Cain moved to the University of Mississippi to serve as backfield coach for the football team under Johnny Vaught. He was also the head tennis coach at Ole Miss from 1957 to 1973. Cain was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1973.

College career

Cain was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa at Alabama.