Both big, powerful men, they had the real foot ball intuition and worked wonders with an otherwise green line.

[10] In January 1915, newspapers across the country ran a story about the Michigan football captain's inability to defeat his father in a wrestling match.

Cochran has increased many pounds in weight since the fall of 1914, and his additional avoirdupois is to be made use of next to the lighter Howe, who will probably play center.

He was the owner of William D. Cochran Freight Lines in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and he also served a director of the Commercial Bank.

[15] In 1936, he acquired a motor freight line in Minnesota, extending his operations into Ontonagon, Rockland, Calumet, and nearby towns.

[15] He served for eight years as a Class C director of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank before being appointed the deputy chairman in 1946.