Thomas E. McCann (November 7, 1898 – March 23, 1975) was an American baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Tusculum College in 1924 and at the University of Miami from 1931 to 1934. McCann was also the head basketball coach at Miami during the 1928–29 and 1931–32 seasons.
 McCann, c. 1930 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1898 Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 1975 (aged 76) |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1921–1922 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924 | Tusculum |
| 1929 | Plant City HS (FL) |
| 1931–1934 | Miami (FL) |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1929 | Miami (FL) |
| 1931–1932 | Miami (FL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–19–4 (college football) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
In 1929, he coached football at Plant City High School in Plant City, Florida.[1] McCann played college baseball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1921 and 1922.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusculum Pioneers () (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Tusculum | 4–4 | |||||||
| Tusculum: | 4–4 | ||||||||
| Miami Hurricanes (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1934) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Miami | 4–8 | 2–3 | T–17th | |||||
| 1932 | Miami | 4–3–1 | 0–2–1 | 26th | |||||
| 1933 | Miami | 5–1–2 | 2–0–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1934 | Miami | 5–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–11th | L Orange | ||||
| Miami: | 18–15–4 | 6–6–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–19–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "School Eleven Meeting Plant in Next Battle". The Evening Independent. September 28, 1929. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ "All-Time Rosters". The University of Illinois Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2011.