| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1884 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1960 (aged 76) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 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 Shiffer 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.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette (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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "George S. McCaa" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. November 29, 1960. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
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