Ralph Clyde "Mac" McKinzie (October 1, 1894 – December 7, 1990) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1894 Winterset, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1990 (aged 96) Eureka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1937 | Eureka |
| 1938–1939 | Wartburg |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1937 | Eureka |
| 1938–1940 | Wartburg |
| 1940–1948 | Northern Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| 1945 | Northern Illinois |
| 1949–1956 | Northern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–90–11 (football) 218–211–1 (basketball) 70–90 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Baseball 2 IIAC (1950–1951) | |
Coaching career
editMcKinzie was the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois for 17 seasons, from 1921 until 1937, compiling a record of Eureka was 36–79–10.[1]
McKinzie was the football coach for Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States.[2]
Recognition
editEureka named its football field, McKinzie Field, after McKinzie.
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Red Devils (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1921–1937) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Eureka | 5–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Eureka | 5–3 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 1923 | Eureka | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–10th | |||||
| 1924 | Eureka | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 12th | |||||
| 1925 | Eureka | 5–4 | 5–4 | 11th | |||||
| 1926 | Eureka | 0–6–1 | 0–6–1 | 21st | |||||
| 1927 | Eureka | 0–9 | 0–9 | 21st | |||||
| 1928 | Eureka | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 12th | |||||
| 1929 | Eureka | 3–3–2 | 3–3–2 | T–12th | |||||
| 1930 | Eureka | 2–6 | 2–6 | 18th | |||||
| 1931 | Eureka | 3–4–1 | 2–4–1 | T–15th | |||||
| 1932 | Eureka | 1–4–1 | 1–3–1 | T–15th | |||||
| 1933 | Eureka | 0–7 | 0–7 | 21st | |||||
| 1934 | Eureka | 0–3–2 | 0–3–2 | T–16th | |||||
| 1935 | Eureka | 0–6 | 0–6 | 20th | |||||
| 1936 | Eureka | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 17th | |||||
| 1937 | Eureka | 0–6 | 0–6 | 20th | |||||
| Eureka: | 36–79–10 | ||||||||
| Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1938–1939) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Wartburg | 0–6 | 0–5 | 13th | |||||
| 1939 | Wartburg | 0–5–1 | 0–4–1 | T–12th | |||||
| Wartburg: | 0–11–1 | 0–9–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–90–11 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "Eureka Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ Cannon, Lou (2000). President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime. New York: Public Affairs. ISBN 1-891620-91-6.
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