John F. McGough explained

John F. McGough
Birth Date:4 January 1883
Birth Place:Oriskany Falls, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1906–1909
Player Team2:Colgate
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1916
Coach Team2:Gonzaga
Coach Years3:1919
Coach Team3:New Mexico
Coach Years4:1922
Coach Team4:Montana Mines
Coach Sport5:Basketball
Coach Years6:1916–1917
Coach Team6:Gonzaga
Coach Years7:1918–1919
Coach Team7:New Mexico
Coach Sport8:Baseball
Coach Years9:1919–1920
Coach Team9:New Mexico
Overall Record:6–2–2 (football, excluding Montana Mines)
6–9 (basketball)
6–5 (baseball)

John Francis McGough (January 4, 1883 – April 14, 1962)[1] [2] was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Gonzaga University in 1916 and at the University of New Mexico in 1919, compiling a career college football record of 6–2–2. McGough was also the head basketball coach at Gonzaga during the 1916–17 season and at New Mexico in 1919, amassing a career college basketball record of 6–9. He was also the head baseball coach at New Mexico from 1919 to 1920, tallying a mark of 6–5. He was later an attorney in Montana.

Coaching career

As basketball coach at Gonzaga, McGough compiled a record of 4–5.[3] At New Mexico, his record was 2–4.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's who on the Pacific Coast. 1951. Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin. 0270-6172. July 24, 2015.
  2. News: . Attorney, Ex-Coach—John McGough, Former Sports Figure, Is Dead. . . April 15, 1962 . 1 . August 21, 2018 . .
  3. Web site: GoZags.com - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site | Gonzaga Basketball History - Page 51 of 62 . gozags.cstv.com . 2015-07-24 .
  4. Lobo 2012-13 Media Guide, p. 148, http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nm/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/records-4.pdf