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]