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 Jock
left
Ireland and moved to Scotland, with his parents, when he was
eight years old, and grew up in Glasgow.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1986 |
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Born:
1893 - Downpatrick, No. Ireland |
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Died: Glasgow, Scotland |
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He obtained his first job in 1912 as trainer to the
Springburn White Rose soccer team. He then moved on to the same position with Townhead
Benburbs and in 1915 was appointed to handle the famous
Parkhead team, one of the leading junior clubs in Scotland. In addition to soccer Coll trained the famous Maryhill
Harriers relay team, composed of many great Scottish athletes,
and the Irish athletic team that competed against England and
Scotland in Glasgow in 1922. Coll also turned his hand to boxing and he worked with
the United Scottish Amateur Boxing Association handling many
famous Scottish boxers including Jack Turner, the lightweight
champion of Scotland. He
came to the U.S. in December 1922 and was immediately in
demand. He
trained the New York Football Club, in the American Soccer
League, and then the Scullin Steel team of St. Louis in the
U.S. Open Cup of 1923. The
following season he was with New York Giants of the ASL and
then the famous Chicago Bricklayers before settling with
Brooklyn Wanderers for seven seasons. However, his greatest claim to fame was as the trainer
to the U.S. World Cup team of 1930, with many of the players
claiming that his training regimen was the key to their
success.
Hall of Famer Spotlight:
Take a look at
many histories of the World Cup and you will find the same
story. It concerns a man named John "Jock" Coll, who
was the trainer, of the U.S. World Cup team in 1930.
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