Ralph McKinzie
American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1894–1990)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1894-10-01)October 1, 1894 Winterset, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1990(1990-12-07) (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) | |
Ralph Clyde "Mac" McKinzie (October 1, 1894 – December 7, 1990) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
Coaching career
McKinzie 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
Eureka named its football field, McKinzie Field, after McKinzie.
Head coaching record
Football
| 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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Ralph McKinzie at Find a Grave
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