Kenneth "Red" Cochrane (March 31, 1908 – November 24, 1998) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator.

As athletic director at Akron in 1950, Cochrane shortened the school's athletic nickname from "Zippers" to "Zips".

[1] Cochrane was born in Glasgow, Scotland.

He died on November 24, 1998, in Stuart, Florida, at the age of 90.

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