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 |
| 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 American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He played college football at Lafayette College as a fullback in 1908 and 1909. McCaa served as the head football coach at Whitman College in 1910, at Lafayette from 1912 to 1913, and at Muhlenberg College from 1914 to 1915. At Lafayette he also played basketball and baseball, and ran track. McCaa was born on March 8, 1884, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[1] He died at the age of 76 on November 28, 1960, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.[2]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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; M'Caa, Former Lafayette Man, Selecting Ball Team; Sketch of McCaa—Was Picked As All-American Fullback". Reading Eagle. April 5, 1914. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "George S. McCaa" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. November 29, 1960. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
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Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1960 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- Lafayette Leopards baseball players
- Lafayette Leopards football coaches
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- Lafayette Leopards men's basketball players
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- Muhlenberg Mules football coaches
- Muhlenberg Mules men's basketball coaches
- Whitman Fighting Missionaries football coaches
- College men's track and field athletes in the United States
- 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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