Crip Toomey

Crip Toomey
Biographical details
Born	November 10, 1895; Fresno, California
Died	June 28, 1961; Woodland, California
Playing career
Football
1919–1921	California
Baseball
c. 1920	California
Position(s)	Halfback (football); Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928–1936	UC Davis
Basketball
1928–1936	UC Davis
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1928–1961	UC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall	24–42–8 (football); 55–89 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 Far Western (1929)

Irving Francis "Crip" Toomey (November 10, 1895 – June 28, 1961) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played college football as a halfback on Andy Smith's California Golden Bears football teams from 1919 to 1921. Toomey served as the head football coach at the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture—now the University of California, Davis (UC Davis)—from 1928 to 1936, compiling a record of 24–42–8. He was also the head basketball coach there from 1928 to 1936, tallying a mark of 55–89. Toomey served as the athletic director at UC Davis from 1928 until his death in 1961.

Toomey was born on November 10, 1895 in Fresno, California and attended Fresno High School. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during World War I. He died on June 28, 1961 at the Woodland Clinic Memorial Hospital in Woodland, California.^[1]

References

^ "Irving Francis Toomey, Physical Education: Davis". Calisphere. The Regents of The University of California. Retrieved October 13, 2014.

External links

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[1] "Irving Francis Toomey, Physical Education: Davis". Calisphere. The Regents of The University of California. Retrieved October 13, 2014.

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