Stanley McCollum

Stanley Coleman "Mac" McCollum (May 27, 1897 – June 23, 1973) was an American football player and coach. From 1922 to 1927, he was the head coach at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy—now known as the Missouri University of Science and Technology—in Rolla, Missouri.[1][2][3]

Stanley McCollum
Biographical details
Born(1897-05-27)May 27, 1897
Adrian, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 1973(1973-06-23) (aged 76)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1919–1921Penn State
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922–1927Missouri Mines
Head coaching record
Overall20–26–3

He played college football for Penn State. At the end of the 1921 season, he was selected by The New York Times and Princeton coach Bill Roper as one of two ends on their respective All-East football team.[4][5] He was also selected by writer Lawrence Perry as a second-team end on Perry's 1921 College Football All-America Team. On December 3, 1921, he made 10 of Penn State's 11 pass receptions in a victory against Washington.[6]

McCollum was born on May 27, 1897, in Adrian, Pennsylvania and raised in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. He moved to Mount Dora, Florida in 1967. McCollum died on June 23, 1973, at Florida Sanitarium in Orlando, Florida.[7][8]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Missouri Mines Miners (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1923)
1922 Missouri Mines 1–6–11–210th
1923 Missouri Mines 4–41–04th
Missouri Mines Miners (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1924–1927)
1924 Missouri Mines 3–61–14th
1925 Missouri Mines 5–2–11–02nd
1926 Missouri Mines 5–31–02nd
1927 Missouri Mines 2–5–11–2T–6th
Missouri Mines: 20–26–36–5
Total:20–26–3

References
  1. The Rollamo. Missouri S&T. 1923. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. "Change In Personnel of Athletic Department". Rolla Herald. January 19, 1928. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rolla To Name Coaches Soon: Resignation of F. E. Dennis and Coach McCollum Effective Sept. 1". The Springfield Leader. January 27, 1928. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "First and Second All Eastern Football Teams for 1921 as Selected by The New York Times". The New York Times. December 11, 1921. p. 8-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Roper Names Wittmer All-East Center". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. December 4, 1921. p. 3-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McCollum Big Star In State's Victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 4, 1921. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mr. Stanley C. McCollum". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. June 24, 1973. p. 2C. Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Stanley C. McCollum". Simpson's Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. June 25, 1973. p. 16. Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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