George McCaa
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,U.S. | March 8, 1884
Died | November 28, 1960 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,U.S. | (aged 76)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1908–1909 | Lafayette |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
Football | |
1910 | Whitman |
1912–1913 | Lafayette |
1914–1915 | Muhlenberg |
Basketball | |
1914–1917 | Muhlenberg |
Baseball | |
1914–1915 | Muhlenberg |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 14–21–4 (football, excluding Whitman) 19–15 (basketball) 9–18 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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George Shiffer McCaa(March 8, 1884 – November 28, 1960) was an Americanfootball,basketball,andbaseballplayer and coach. He playedcollege footballatLafayette Collegeas afullbackin 1908 and 1909. McCaa served as the head football coach atWhitman Collegein 1910, at Lafayette from 1912 to 1913, and atMuhlenberg Collegefrom 1914 to 1915. At Lafayette he also played basketball and baseball, and rantrack.McCaa was born on March 8, 1884, inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[1]He died at the age of 76 on November 28, 1960, atAllegheny General HospitalinPittsburgh.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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: | 14–21–4 |
References
[edit]- ^"New Muhlenberg Coach is Making Good".Reading Eagle.April 5, 1914.RetrievedFebruary 24,2014.
- ^"George S. McCaa"(PDF).The New York Times.Associated Press.November 29, 1960.RetrievedDecember 21,2011.
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[edit]Categories:
- 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
- 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
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania