Answer the following question: Facts: - sport: football - player team: syracuse - death date: 9 november 1972 - coach team: syracuse nyu manhattan - player years: 1915 -- 1917 - coach years: 1920 -- 1924 1925 -- 1931 1932 -- 1937 - birth date: 5 september 1893 - player positions: quarterback - name: chick meehan - overall record: 115 -- 44 -- 14 - cfbdwid: 1589 - image: chick meehan newspaper photo.png - death place: syracuse , new york Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of chick meehan .
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john francis '' chick '' meehan -lrb- september 5 , 1893 -- november 9 , 1972 -rrb- was an american football player and coach .his 17-year career coaching record was 115 wins , 44 losses , and 14 ties .he served as the head football coach at syracuse university -lrb- 1920 -- 1924 -rrb- , new york university -lrb- 1925 -- 1931 -rrb- , and manhattan college -lrb- 1932 -- 1937 -rrb- , compiling a career college football record of 115 -- 44 -- 14 .meehan played quarterback at syracuse from 1915 to 1917 .meehan stated , '' we learn practically nothing from a victory .all our information comes from a defeat .a winner forgets most of his mistakes . ''