Stephen Mahoney
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1890 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1974 (aged 83) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Playing career | |
| 1908 | Holy Cross |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1909 | Somerville HS (MA) (assistant) |
| 1910 | Boston College HS (MA) |
| 1911–1913 | Somerville HS (MA) |
| 1914–1915 | Boston College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–8 (college) |
Stephen H. Mahoney (1890 – February 17, 1974) was an American football player and coach and a longtime municipal recreation official.
Early life
[edit]Mahoney was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1890.[1] He was a standout football player at Somerville High School. In 1908 he attended the College of the Holy Cross, where he played running back on the school's football team and was a baseball outfielder. In 1909 he transferred to Boston College. He played first base for the Eagles baseball team and was captain in 1911. He decided not to try out for the football team and instead assisted head coach Thomas H. Maguire. He also served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Somerville High.[2] He graduated from Boston College in 1912.[1]
Coaching
[edit]In 1910, Mahoney was named head football coach at Boston College High School.[3] At the end of the season he returned to Somerville High, this time as head football coach.[4] He was also an English and history teacher and submaster at Somerville High.[1] Mahoney served as the head football coach at Boston College from 1914 to 1915, where he compiled a record of 8–8.
Recreation official
[edit]In 1912, Mahoney began working for the Somerville department of recreation. From 1912 to 1922 he was director of summer recreational work. He also spent two years as director of winter work. In 1923 he became Cambridge, Massachusetts' first director of recreation.[1] He was later given control of the city's parks department as well.[5]
Mahoney died on February 17, 1974, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College (Independent) (1914–1915) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Boston College | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1915 | Boston College | 3–4 | |||||||
| Boston College: | 8–8 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–8 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mahoney Head of All Playgrounds". The Boston Daily Globe. March 28, 1923.
- ^ "Mahoney Chosen Captain". The Boston Daily Globe. June 17, 1910.
- ^ "Mahoney Will Coach B.C. High". The Boston Daily Globe. September 30, 1910.
- ^ "Somerville Drops White". The Boston Daily Globe. November 22, 1910.
- ^ "Cambridge Creates New Park Post". The Boston Daily Globe. November 16, 1938.
- ^ "Stephen H. Mahoney, 83, recreation official, coach". The Boston Globe. February 18, 1974.
- 1890 births
- 1974 deaths
- American football running backs
- Boston College Eagles baseball players
- Boston College Eagles football coaches
- Holy Cross Crusaders football players
- High school football coaches in Massachusetts
- Baseball players from Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Baseball players from Somerville, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Cambridge, Massachusetts
- College of the Holy Cross alumni