Sport(s) Football, basketball Name Alexander Mackie 1921–1938 Kansas Wesleyan | 1921–1937 Kansas Wesleyan 1913 Dickinson Seminary | |
Born May 1, 1894
Gazam, Pennsylvania ( 1894-05-01 ) Overall 73–40–13 (football)
113–161 (basketball) Died June 5, 1966, Salina, Kansas, United States | ||
Education Ohio Wesleyan University | ||
Alexander Brown Mackie (May 1, 1894 – June 5, 1966) was an American college professor, business college founder, and college sports coach.
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Academic contributions
Mackie was the co-founder of Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kansas. He and Perry E. Brown founded the school as a business college, taking what was a part of the Kansas Wesleyan school of business. The school operates today with campuses in many locations across the United States.
Before moving to Salina and Kansas Wesleyan, Mackie was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Playing career
Mackie played football for Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the 1913 season.
Coaching career
Mackie was the ninth head football coach for Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for 17 seasons, from 1921 to 1937, compiling a record of 73–40–1.
Mackie's 1922 team was considered having "no great strengths" by football legend Walter Camp. As he spent more time with the program, his teams encountered more success. Mackie's teams won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championship five times during his tenure. Midway through the 1931 season, his team was one of the few undefeated teams in the country.