George McCaa
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1884 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1960 (aged 76) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1908–1909 | Lafayette |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Whitman |
| 1911 | New Hampshire |
| 1912–1913 | Lafayette |
| 1914–1915 | Muhlenberg |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1917 | Muhlenberg |
| Baseball | |
| 1914–1915 | Muhlenberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–23–5 (football, excl. Whitman) 19–15 (basketball) 9–18 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× third-team All-American (1908, 1909) | |
George Shiffer McCaa (March 8, 1884 – November 28, 1960) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.
Biography
[edit]McCaa was born on March 8, 1884, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[1] He played college football for Lafayette College of Easton, Pennsylvania, as a fullback in 1908 and 1909. He also played basketball and baseball, and ran track.
McCaa served as the head football coach at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1910. He began the 1911 season as head football coach at New Hampshire,[2] but resigned after three games to become supervisor of athletics and assistant football coach at Lafayette.[3] He served as head football coach at Lafayette during 1912 and 1913, and at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, during 1914 and 1915.
McCaa died at the age of 76 on November 28, 1960, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire (Independent) (1911) | |||||||||
| 1911 | New Hampshire † | 0–2–1 | |||||||
| New Hampshire: | 0–2–1 | ||||||||
| Lafayette (Independent) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Lafayette | 4–5–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | Lafayette | 4–5–1 | |||||||
| Lafayette: | 8–10–2 | ||||||||
| Muhlenberg Mules (Independent) (1914–1915) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Muhlenberg | 2–6–2 | |||||||
| 1915 | Muhlenberg | 4–5 | |||||||
| Muhlenberg: | 6–11–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–23–5 | ||||||||
† Resigned after 3 games
References
[edit]- ^ "New Muhlenberg Coach is Making Good". Reading Eagle. April 5, 1914. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Football Coach". The New Hampshire. Vol. 1, no. 1. Durham, New Hampshire. September 20, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
- ^ "Coach to Leave". The New Hampshire. Vol. 1, no. 4. Durham, New Hampshire. October 11, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
- ^ "George S. McCaa" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. November 29, 1960. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
External links
[edit]- 1884 births
- 1960 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- Lafayette Leopards baseball players
- Lafayette Leopards football coaches
- Lafayette Leopards football players
- Lafayette Leopards men's basketball players
- Lafayette Leopards men's track and field athletes
- Muhlenberg Mules baseball coaches
- Muhlenberg Mules football coaches
- Muhlenberg Mules men's basketball coaches
- New Hampshire Wildcats football coaches
- Whitman Fighting Missionaries football coaches
- Sportspeople from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Track and field athletes from Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
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