Crip Toomey

Crip Toomey
Biographical details
Born	November 10, 1895; Fresno, California, U.S.
Died	June 28, 1961 (aged 65); Woodland, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1919–1921	California
Baseball
c. 1920	California
Position(s)	Halfback (football); Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928–1936	Cal Aggies
Basketball
1928–1936	Cal Aggies
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1928–1961	Cal Aggies / UC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall	24–42–8 (football); 55–89 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2× National (1920, 1921); Far Western (1929)
Awards
	2× First-team All-Pacific Coast (1920, 1921)

Irving Francis "Crip" Toomey (November 10, 1895 – June 28, 1961) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played college football as a halfback on Andy Smith's California Golden Bears football teams from 1919 to 1921. Toomey served as the head football coach at the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture—now known as the University of California, Davis (UC Davis)—from 1928 to 1936, compiling a record of 24–42–8. He was also the head basketball coach there from 1928 to 1936, tallying a mark of 55–89. Toomey served as the athletic director at UC Davis from 1928 until his death in 1961.

Toomey was born on November 10, 1895, in Fresno, California, and attended Fresno High School. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during World War I. He died on June 28, 1961, at the Woodland Clinic Memorial Hospital in Woodland, California.^[1]^[2]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Cal Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1928–1936)
1928	Cal Aggies	6–3	3–1	T–2nd
1929	Cal Aggies	6–2	5–0	1st
1930	Cal Aggies	0–7–1	0–3–1	T–5th
1931	Cal Aggies	4–2–2	2–1–2	T–1st
1932	Cal Aggies	1–8–1	1–4	5th
1933	Cal Aggies	2–5	1–4	6th
1934	Cal Aggies	0–5–3	0–2–2	5th
1935	Cal Aggies	2–6–1	1–3	5th
1936	Cal Aggies	3–4	1–2	4th
Cal Aggies:		24–42–8	14–20–5
Total:		24–42–8
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ "Irving Francis Toomey, Physical Education: Davis". Calisphere. The Regents of The University of California. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
^ "Coach Crip Toomey Dies". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, California. Associated Press. June 29, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[edit]

Crip Toomey at Find a Grave

[1] "Irving Francis Toomey, Physical Education: Davis". Calisphere. The Regents of The University of California. Retrieved October 13, 2014.

[2] "Coach Crip Toomey Dies". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, California. Associated Press. June 29, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .

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