Eugene Stringer  Eugene Charles Stringer (May 29, 1903 – June 1, 1985) was a professional American football player and a college football and college basketball coach. He played for one season for the Cleveland Bulldogs of the National Football League (NFL) in 1925. Stringer served as the head football coach (1926, 1930–1931) and head basketball coach (1926–1927, 1930–1932) at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania.