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He played college football at Holy Cross from 1904 to 1907. He was a football coach at Everett High School (1909–1915), Purdue University (1916–1917), Holy Cross (1919–1930) and Saint Anselm College (1935–1940).
Cleo Albert O'Donnell (December 10, 1883 – February 15, 1953) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Holy Cross from 1904 to 1907. He was a football coach at Everett High School (1909–1915), Purdue University (1916–1917), Holy Cross (1919–1930) and Saint Anselm College (1935–1940).
Aug 28, 2014 · Cleo O’Donnell attended Boston Latin and Holy Cross, where he starred on the gridiron. Shortly after graduating, he accepted the coaching position at Everett.
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A native of Charlestown, M*achusetts, O'Donnell attended the Boston Latin School before enrolling at the College of Holy Cross in 1904. He played four years for the Holy Cross Crusaders football team. He was a tackle in the 1904 and 1905 seasons, and end in 1906, and a fullback in 1907. In the final game of the 1906 season, played at the Polo Groun...
O'Donnell graduated from Holy Cross in 1908. In September 1909, he was hired as the football coach at Everett High School, Everett, M*achusetts. He served as the head coach at Everett for seven years from 1909 to 1915. His teams won championships in five of the seven seasons that O'Donnell was the coach. In 13 games, O'Donnell's 1914 Everett team w...
O'Donnell and his wife Alice Guerin had three sons and two daughters. All of his sons also had athletic careers. Cleo Jr. was the captain of the 1946 Harvard Crimson football team and head baseball coach at Curry College. Kenneth was captain of the 1948 Harvard Crimson football team and an aide to President John F Kennedy. Warren played fullback fo...
After retiring from coaching, O'Donnell operated a tile manufacturing company in Worcester, M*achusetts. On February 14, 1953, O'Donnell collapsed and died suddenly while attending a testimonial dinner for his former pupil, Harry McMahon, at Southbridge, M*achusetts.
O'Donnell was inducted into the Holy Cross Athletics Hall of Fame in 1962. He was also inducted into Saint Anselm College's Anselmian Athletic Club Hall of Fame in 1985.
Cleo A. O'Donnell was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Holy Cross from 1904 to 1907. He was a football coach at Everett High School, Purdue University, Holy Cross and Saint Anselm College.
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In March 1916, O'Donnell was hired as the head football coach at Purdue University. In two seasons as the coach at Purdue, his teams lost eight out of nine games against Western Conference opponents and compiled an overall record of 5–8–1.
