Tour Scotland early Autumn travel video of a road trip drive with music, East on the A94 road through Balbeggie and Burrelton to Coupar Angus, Gaelic: Cùbar Aonghais, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Perthshire. The A94 is relatively fast and wide past Perth airport and passes through Balbeggie. Continuing north east, the A94 continues through farmland to the twin villages of Burrelton and Woodside, before widening again before entering Coupar Angus. The A94 was originally a primary route from Perth to Stonehaven. Now, it's a quieter non primary tourist route passing through the flat farmland Strathmore and East Perthshire, but still the shortest route between Perth and Forfar and an alternative to the main A90 via Dundee. The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife. The town was traditionally on the border between Angus and Perthshire, the town centre being in Perthshire. The Angus part was transferred to Perthshire in 1891, but the town retained its name.
John Bain " Jock " Sutherland was born on March 21, 1889 in Coupar Angus. After emigrating to America he got his start in football by playing end at the University of Pittsburgh, commonly known as Pitt, under legendary coach Glenn Scobey " Pop " Warner. He was named an All American and played on Pitt's national championship teams in 1915 and 1916. He coached college football at Lafayette College, 1919 to 1923, and the University of Pittsburgh, 1924 to 1938, and professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1940 to 1941 and Pittsburgh Steelers, 1946 to 1947. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Sutherland died in Pittsburgh on April 11, 1948, following surgery to remove a malignant brain tumour. He is interred in Pittsburgh's Homewood Cemetery. The Scottish name Coupar is a habitational name thought to be taken on from the place name Cupar in Fife, which is probably of Pictish origin, with an unknown meaning. As an English name Coupar was occupational for a cooper, that is, a maker of barrels. Spelling variations of this family name include: Coupar, Cooper, Cowper, Couper, Copper and others. Thomas Coupar settled in Virginia, America, in 1606; John Coupar arrived in America in 1793. When driving in Scotland, slow down and enjoy the trip.
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