Cann, Howard G.
Basketball
b. Oct. 11, 1895, Bridgeport, CT
d. Dec. 18, 1992
When New York University won the national AAU basketball championship in 1920, Cann was the team's leading player. An AAU All-American forward, he was retroactively named college player of the year by the Helms Athletic Foundation. He also played football and was a member of the 1920 Olympic team as a shot putter.
He returned to the school as basketball coach for the 1923-24 season and remained for thirty-five years. His 1934-35 team won 19 of 20 games, outscored its opposition 740 to 489, and was selected as Helms national champion. Cann retired after the 1957-58 season with a record of 409 wins and 232 losses, a .638 percentage.