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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | (1889-10-13)October 13, 1889 Covington County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1979(1979-03-12) (aged 89) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1911 | Auburn |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | Howard (AL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1916 | Howard (AL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1915 | Howard (AL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4–1 (football) 9–12 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1910) | |
Eugene Leon Caton (October 13, 1889 – March 12, 1979) was an American college football player and coach as well as an oil salesman.
Caton was born on October 13, 1889, in Covington County, Alabama, to Noah Dent Caton and Elizabeth Rousseau.
He was a center for the Auburn TigersofAuburn University. John Heisman considered him one of the south's greatest centers.[1] He was selected All-Southern in 1910.[2] Eugene was the older brother of Noah Caton. He was 171 pounds.
Caton coached the Howard Bulldogs in 1915.
Caton managed the southern branch of the Pure Oil company in 1922, which marketed Tiolene, Pennsylvania base motor oil.[3]
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| 1915 | Howard | 3–4–1 | 0–3 | T–20th | |||||
| Howard: | 3–4–1 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–4–1 | ||||||||
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