Eads Johnson, Jr. Cup (Eads Johnson Cup)

The Eads Johnson Cup is named for Eads Johnson, Jr. and is competed for annually by the Navy and Yale MVL8s.

Eads Johnson (Yale '34) attended Yale on a NROTC scholarship and was captain of the 1934 Yale lightweight crew that also rowed in the 1934 Henley Royal Regatta. The inaugural Eads Johnson Cup match race was won by Navy on 3 April 2004 in Mercer County, New Jersey -- this match race is always rowed at a neutral site.

Prior to the Eads Johnson Cup series Navy and Yale met in 1961, 1962, and 1976 match races, which were all won by Navy.

Navy leads the match race series 7 - 4.

And, the Eads Johnson Cup series is tied 4 – 4.

Photo courtesy of Yale Lightweight Crew.

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Match Race and Eads Johnson Cup Winning Crews