Frank McCormick (American football) explained

Frank McCormick
Position:Halfback, wingback
Birth Date:5 November 1894
Birth Place:Genoa, Nebraska, U.S.
Death Place:Orange County, California, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:190
High School:Wagner
(Wagner, South Dakota)
College:South Dakota (1912–1916)
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
Football
Baseball
Pastadmin:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Rushing touchdowns
Statvalue1:3
Statlabel2:Games played
Statvalue2:11
Statlabel3:Games started
Statvalue3:9
Pfr:M/McCoFr21

Frank G. McCormick (November 5, 1894 – March 24, 1976) was an American football player and coach. He was the first South Dakotan to play professional football. He played from 1920 to 1921 with the Akron Pros and the Cincinnati Celts of the American Professional Football Association (AFCA)—the league changed its name to the National Football League (NFL) in 1922.[1] Originally a guard, Frank was made a wingback by the Pros.[2] He won an AFPA championship with Akron in 1920.

Before playing professional football, McCormick played college football at the University of South Dakota. He played with the Coyotes from 1912 until 1916. In 1973, McCormick was inducted into the Coyote Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

McCormick served as the head football coach at Columbus College in Chamberlain, South Dakota from 1922 to 1924.[4] In 1930, he was hired as the backfield coach at the University of Minnesota.[5] At Minnesota, he was also head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team from 1931 to 1941 and the school's athletic director for two stints, from 1932 to 1941 and 1945 to 1950.

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Dakota Has Significant Presence in the Pros . University of South Dakota . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120615190337/http://www.usdcoyotes.com/sports/football/NFL.asp . June 15, 2012 . dead .
  2. Akron Pros 1920 . Carroll, Bob . . 1982 . 4 . 12 . . June 9, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311103636/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/04-12-119.pdf . March 11, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Frank McCormick (1973) - Coyote Sports Hall of Fame.
  4. News: . M'Cormick Here For Columbus . . . June 1, 1922 . 9 . April 12, 2023 . .
  5. News: . Frank McCormick Comes To 'U' Staff With Enviable Record . . . August 31, 1930 . 2, sports section . April 12, 2023 . .