Gordon MacDonald (American football)
 MacDonald (right) with a college bagpiper in 1936 | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 8, 1902 West Bay City, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died |
August 29, 1950 (aged 48) Trinidad, Colorado, U.S. |
| 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 | |
| 2 MIAA (1941–1942) | |
Gordon Addison MacDonald, Sr.[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 college football coach for the Alma Scots located in Alma, Michigan. He held that position for eight seasons, from 1936 until 1943. His coaching record at Alma was 33 wins, 22 losses and 5 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him sixth at Alma in total wins and thirteenth at the school in winning percentage (.592).[5]
He died in Colorado on August 29, 1950 in a hospital after a "long illness".[6]
References
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ6R-QHY
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4L7-S35
- ↑ AP (August 11, 1936). "MacDonald Will Be Alma Coach". Ludington Daily News. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC6B-38G
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Former Alma Coach Dies in Colorado", Marshall Evening Chronicle, Thursday, August 31, 1950, Marshall, Michigan, United States Of America