▁years ▁C ope ▁first ▁played ▁at ▁T aft ▁School ▁in ▁Wat ert own , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁S ew ane e ▁ ▁Football ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁vars ity ▁football , ▁C ope ▁was ▁a ▁substitute ▁quarter back ▁on ▁the ▁und efe ated ▁" I ron ▁Men " ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁S ew ane e ▁Tig ers ▁football ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁captain ▁and ▁the ▁starting ▁quarter ▁for ▁S ew ane e ' s ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁team . ▁ ▁Baseball ▁He ▁played ▁third ▁bas eman ▁on ▁the ▁S ew ane e ▁baseball ▁team . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁years ▁C ope ▁co ached ▁at ▁S ew ane e : ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁and ▁Howard ▁College . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁business ▁man ▁in ▁Car ters ville ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁S ew ane e ▁to ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁S ew ane e ▁C ope ▁has ▁the ▁third - most ▁wins ▁of ▁any ▁S ew ane e ▁coach ▁( 4 3 ), ▁behind ▁Sh ir ley ▁Maj ors ' ▁ 9 3 ▁and ▁John ▁Wind ham ' s ▁ 4 5 ; ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁winning ▁percentage ▁of ▁any ▁S ew ane e ▁coach ▁who ▁co ached ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 ▁seasons . ▁His ▁continu ity ▁came ▁after ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁which ▁S ew ane e ▁had ▁much ▁talent ▁but ▁six ▁coach es ▁in ▁seven ▁years . ▁▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁In ▁C