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served as SMU's head coach for the first two games of the season before resigning. Cunningham led the team as interim head coach for the final six games. The
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He became a well-regarded, nationally known sportswriter, columnist and reporter during his almost 40 years in Boston. Cunningham died on April 17, 1960, at his home in
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resigned, and SMU named
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as a child and graduated from Dallas' Terrill School for Boys in 1915. Cunningham then attended
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873:1960 deaths
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832:Jim Leavitt
826:(2017–2021)
824:Sonny Dykes
818:(2015–2017)
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802:(2008–2014)
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784:Mike Cavan
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724:Hayden Fry
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676:Matty Bell
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405:opponents.
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740:Ron Meyer
716:Bill Meek
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295:Standing
201:. During
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70:1919–1920
842:(2022– )
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199:center
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136:Awards
88:Center
60:, U.S.
40:, U.S.
378:Notes
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