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Gordon MacDonald (American football)

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Sport(s)
  
Football, basketball

1936–1943
  
Alma

1923–1925
  
Alma

Name
  
Gordon MacDonald


1927–1935
  
Traverse City HS (MI)

Role
  
American football player

1936–1943
  
Alma

Positions
  
Fullback

Gordon MacDonald (American football)

Born
  
January 8, 1902 West Bay City, Michigan, U.S. (
1902-01-08
)

Overall
  
33–22–5 (college football)

Died
  
August 29, 1950, Trinidad, Colorado, United States

Gordon Addison MacDonald, Sr. (January 8, 1902 – August 29, 1950) was an American football and basketball player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Alma College from 1936 to 1943, compiling a record of 33–22–5. MacDonald played football and basketball at Alma, from which he graduated in 1926. In 1929, he married Eleanor Musselman.

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Coaching career

MacDonald was the head football coach a Alma College in Alma, Michigan for eight seasons, from 1936 until 1943. His coaching record at Alma was 33–22–5.

Death

MacDonald died in Colorado on August 29, 1950 in a hospital after a "long illness".

References

Gordon MacDonald (American football) Wikipedia