College Coach
O'Neill was the tenth head football coach at Colgate University and held that position for three seasons between 1902 and 1905. He coached at Syracuse University at three different times. After 1915, the year O'Neill founded his law practice in New York City, he had to cut back on his coaching duties. In his last three years at Syracuse, he acted more as an advisor than a full-time coach. Even with this arrangement, he was successful including in 1919 when the Orange gave Pittsburgh its first loss in five years.
O'Neill moved to Columbia for 1920 season. Since his law office and his new team was in the New York City, he was able to spend more time with his football team. Unlike the previous football coaches at Columbia, O'Neill did not have to be a member of the physical education department. The goal for Columbia was to restore football to the standing it had when the last nationally-known coach Foster Sanford resigned in 1904. O'Neill guided Columbia to a winning record in his last of three years. He left to devote his full time to his law practice after the 1922 season. In his last game at Columbia, he suffered one of his worse losses in his career, a 59–6 blow out to his old school, Colgate, on Thanksgiving Day. O'Neill's overall coaching record was 81–41–8. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, where he is a charter member.
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