Bob McNeish explained

Bob McNeish
Birth Date:15 July 1912
Death Place:San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Player Years1:1931–1933
Player Team1:USC
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Years1:1934
Coach Team1:San Bernardino
Coach Years2:1935–1936
Coach Team2:Pasadena
Coach Years3:1937–1941
Coach Team3:USC (backfield)
Coach Years4:1942
Coach Team4:Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (assistant)
Coach Years5:1945
Coach Team5:USC (backfield)
Coach Years6:1946–1947
Coach Team6:Navy (backfield)
Coach Years7:1948–1950
Coach Team7:VPI
Overall Record:1–25–3 (college)
16–9–2 (junior college)

Robert C. McNeish (July 15, 1912 – February 27, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1948 to 1950, compiling a record of 1–25–3. The lone win came against Richmond in 1949. McNeish played college football as a halfback at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1931 to 1933. His teams, coached by Howard Jones, went 30–2–1 in those three seasons, winning national championships and consecutive Rose Bowls in 1931 and 1932. McNeish served as an assistant coach at USC and at the United States Naval Academy. He died on February 27, 1999, in San Gabriel, California.[1]

Head coaching record

Junior college football

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Notes and References

  1. News: Former defensive half-back, assistant coach dies at 86 . Kodi . Hirst . . March 4, 1999 . October 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525042529/http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/dt/V136/N32/03-former.32c.html . May 25, 2011 .
  2. Web site: . Football All-Time Season Scores . San Bernardino Valley College Athletics . 1 . May 13, 2024 .