George McCaa

George McCaa
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball, track
Biographical details
Born (1884-03-08)March 8, 1884
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Died November 28, 1960(1960-11-28) (aged 76)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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
Football
All-American, 1908
All-American, 1909

George S. 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, Pennsylvania.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Lafayette Leopards (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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "George S. McCaa". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 29, 1960. Retrieved December 21, 2011.


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