Lawrence D. "Mickey" McPhee (February 18, 1899 – November 27, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College from 1922 to 1923 and at Ball State Teachers College—now known as Ball State University—from 1930 to 1934, compiling a career college football record of 25–27–2.
 McPhee pictured in Orient 1929, Ball State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 18, 1899 New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1983 (aged 84) Austintown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1918–1921 | Oberlin |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1922–1923 | Oberlin |
| 1930–1934 | Ball State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–27–2 |
McPhee was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on February 18, 1899. He played football at Oberlin as a halfback and was named All-Ohio in 1921. McPhee died on at the age of 84 on November 27, 1983, at the Austin Woods Nursing Home in Austintown, Ohio.[1]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Oberlin | 6–1 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1923 | Oberlin | 4–3–1 | 3–3–1 | T–8th | |||||
| Oberlin: | 10–4–1 | 8–3–1 | |||||||
| Ball State Cardinals (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1930–1934) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Ball State | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1931 | Ball State | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1932 | Ball State | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1933 | Ball State | 1–6–1 | 1–6–1 | 14th | |||||
| 1934 | Ball State | 2–6 | 2–6 | 11th | |||||
| Ball State: | 15–23–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 25–27–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Laurence McPhee; Was Football Star". The Vindicator. November 28, 1983. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
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