Alvin Allen "Vin" Eustis (November 3, 1893 – January 17, 1970) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at State Normal School at Cheney—now known as Eastern Washington University—from 1920 to 1926, compiling a record of 24–25–1.[1] Eustis was also the head basketball coach at Cheney Normal from 1919 to 1917, tallying a mark of 106–44, and the school's athletic director from 1920 to 1927. Eustis died on January 17, 1970, at a hospital in Oakland, California, following an illness of four months.[2]

Vin Eustis
Biographical details
Born(1893-11-03)November 3, 1893
Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 1970(1970-01-17) (aged 76)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912Pomona
1913–1914Washington State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1926Cheney Normal
Basketball
1919–1927Cheney Normal
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1920–1927Cheney Normal
Head coaching record
Overall24–25–1 (football)
106–44 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 Tri-Normal League (1921, 1923, 1925)

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Cheyney Normal / Cheyney Normal Savages (Tri-Normal League) (1920–1926)
1920 Cheyney Normal 5–2
1921 Cheyney Normal 3–3 1st
1922 Cheyney Normal 1–5
1923 Cheyney Normal 5–2 T–1st
1924 Cheyney Normal 3–4–1
1925 Cheyney Normal 6–3 1st
1926 Cheyney Normal 1–6
Cheyney Normal: 24–25–1
Total: 24–25–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Alvin Eustis". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. January 19, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .