Jimmie Cain
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | September 5, 1912 Oklahoma |
| Died: | August 26, 2007 (age 94) Rancho Mirage, California |
| Career information | |
| College: | Washington |
| Position: | Halfback |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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James M. Cain (September 5, 1912 - August 26, 2007) was an American football player and official.
A native of Oklahoma, Cain moved to the State of Washington to play college football for Jimmy Phelan, coach of the Washington Huskies.[1] Cain played at all three backfield positions for the Huskies from 1934 to 1936 and was selected by Liberty magazine and Pathé News as a first-team halfback on the 1936 College Football All-America Team.[2] Cain was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round (56th overall pick) of the 1937 NFL Draft.[3]
Cain later worked as a Pac-10 football official, serving as referee in two Rose Bowl games and 14 East–West Shrine Games.[4] As referee of the 1949 Rose Bowl, he overruled another official and ruled that Northwestern's Art Murakowski had not fumbled until after crossing the goal line; the controversial call gave Northwestern the winning margin in its 20-14 victory over California.[1][5]
Cain was inducted into the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and has also been inducted into the University of Washington Athletic Hall of Fame.[4] He died in 2007 at age 94 in Rancho Mirage, California.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Dan Raley (September 10, 2007). "Jimmie Cain, 1912-2007: Rose Bowl player and ref; Former Huskies back made 1936 All-America team". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ "Francis Leads Players' 'Team'". Salt Lake Tribune. 1937-01-06.
- ^ "1937 Washington Redskins". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ a b "Football". State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Of Absent Friends" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 2007. p. 10.