Gordon MacDonald (American football)

Gordon MacDonald
MacDonald (right) with a college bagpiper in 1936
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born (1902-01-08)January 8, 1902
West Bay City, Michigan
Died August 29, 1950(1950-08-29) (aged 48)
Trinidad, Colorado
Playing career
1923–1925 Alma
Position(s) Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1935 Traverse City HS (MI)
1936–1943 Alma
Basketball
1936–1943 Alma
Head coaching record
Overall 33–22–5 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MIAA (1941–1942)

Gordon Addison MacDonald Sr. (January 8, 1902 – August 29, 1950) [1] was an American football and basketball player and coach in the United States.[2] He served as the head football coach at Alma College from 1936 to 1943, compiling a record of 33–22–5. MacDonald played football and basketball at Alma, from which he graduated in 1926.[3] In 1929, he married Eleanor Musselman.[4]

Coaching career

MacDonald was the head football coach a Alma College in Alma, Michigan for eight seasons, from 1936 until 1943. His coaching record at Alma was 33–22–5.[5]

Death

MacDonald died in Colorado on August 29, 1950 in a hospital after a "long illness".[6]

References

  1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ6R-QHY
  2. ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4L7-S35
  3. ↑ "MacDonald Will Be Alma Coach". Ludington Daily News. Associated Press. August 11, 1936. Retrieved November 29, 2010 – via Google News.
  4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC6B-38G
  5. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Former Alma Coach Dies in Colorado", Marshall Evening Chronicle, August 31, 1950, Marshall, Michigan


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