Herbert Macauley "Mac" McEver (September 14, 1906 – January 21, 1996) was an
American football player and coach of football,
basketball, and
baseball. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as
Virginia Tech—from 1942 to 1945, compiling a record of 9–8–1. He was co-head coach with
Sumner D. Tilson
Sumner Dewey "Tex" Tilson (July 5, 1898 – November 13, 1964) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Te ...
in 1942. McEver was also the head basketball coach at VPI from 1937 to 1944, amassing a record of 49–71, and the school's head baseball coach From 1933 to 1939, tallying a mark of 41–72–1.
McEver played football at VPI from 1925 to 1928 as part of the famed "Pony Express"
backfield. He was inducted into the
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and the
Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame
The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to honor and preserve the memory of athletes, coaches, administrators and staff members who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at Virginia Tech. A total of 211 individuals ...
, which he helped organize, in 1983. He was the older brother of
Gene McEver, who starred in football at the
University of Tennessee and served as the head football coach at
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan†...
and the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Head coaching record
Football
Basketball
References
1906 births
1996 deaths
Virginia Tech Hokies baseball coaches
Virginia Tech Hokies football coaches
Virginia Tech Hokies football players
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball coaches
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