Andrew McDonald | |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1898 |
Birth Place: | McLouth, Kansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1920–1923 |
Player Team2: | Kansas |
Player Sport3: | Basketball |
Player Years4: | 1921–1923 |
Player Team4: | Kansas |
Player Positions: | Quarterback, end (football) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1925–1933 |
Coach Team2: | Springfield (MO) (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1934–1937 |
Coach Team3: | Springfield (MO) |
Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
Coach Years5: | 1925–1950 |
Coach Team5: | Springfield / SW Missouri State |
Coach Sport6: | Golf |
Coach Years7: | 1934–1969 |
Coach Team7: | Springfield (MO) |
Overall Record: | 5–22–5 (football) 301–175 (basketball) |
Championships: | Basketball 5 MIAA regular season (1928, 1931, 1934–1935, 1949–1950) |
Andrew Jesse McDonald (September 5, 1898 – August 21, 1988) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach (1934–1937) and head basketball coach (1925–1950) at Southwest Missouri State Normal School—now known as Missouri State University—in Springfield, Missouri.[1]
McDonald was a two-sport athlete at the University of Kansas, starting at quarterback in football and playing basketball under head coach Phog Allen.[2]