Hall of Fame
Position: End
Years: 1894-1897
Place of Birth: Driftwood, PA
Date of Birth: Aug 26, 1876
Place of Death: France
Date of Death: Jul 08, 1918
Height: 5-11
Weight: 162
High School: Driftwood, PA (Driftwood HS)Lawrenceville, NJ (Lawrenceville Prep)
Gary Cochran stepped right into a Princeton uniform and took over the leadership of the team, building it into an unstoppable gridiron machine which Tiger followers quickly christened "Cochran's Steamrollers." Under captain Cochran, the 1896 Tigers have long been ranked as the best Princeton team of football's Pioneer Era. Cochran made them great, using an inbred ability to inspire and endlessly urging them to perform above their normal talents. The Tigers crushed arch rival Yale, 24-6, and finished with a 10-0-1 record. Over the next two campaigns, the Orange and Black were 21-1-1, as Cochran was lauded for his great leadership and play when he was named All-American in 1897. He was as strong as a bull and led by example, as Yale throttled the opposition. In selecting the 1897 All-America team, Caspar Whitney wrote, "The first and surest man for the All-America team is Garrett Cochran of Princeton." He was Princeton captain his last two years. He served as head coach at California in 1898-99 with a 15-1-3 record and at Navy in 1900 with a 6-3 record. Cochran then became president of the Williamsport Wire Rope Company. Cochran was born August 26, 1876 in Driftwood, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 7, 1917, and served as a lieutenant in the Field Artillery in France. He was on a ship returning to the United States in April, 1918, when he suddenly took ill and died.
