Gil McDougald
Gil McDougald (Baseball. Born, San Francisco, CA, May 19, 1928; died, Wall Township, NJ, Nov. 28, 2010.) Among the unsung heroes of seven Yankee pennant-winners in the 1950s, Gilbert James McDougald...
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Larry McElreavy (College football. Born, Claremont, NH, Sept. 25, 1946.) In December 1985, Larry McElreavy became the 15th head coach of Columbia football and inherited a team that had not won in 24...
View ArticleJohn McEnroe
John McEnroe (Tennis. Born, Wiesbaden, West Germany, Feb. 16, 1959.) John Patrick McEnroe, Jr., was often considered a tennis artist, using a deft touch and the possibilities afforded by the game’s...
View ArticleCap McEwen
Cap McEwen (College and pro football. Born, Alexandria, MN, June 18, 1893; died, New York, NY, Aug. 9, 1970.) Closely identified with Army football for over a decade, John James McEwen was a center for...
View ArticleW.O. McGeehan
W.O. McGeehan (Sportswriter. Born, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 22, 1879; died, Brunswick, GA, Nov. 29, 1933.) Among the most important and best-known sportswriters of the 1920s was William O’Connell...
View ArticleCharlie McGill
Charlie McGill (Cartoonist. Born, Englewood, NJ, Dec. 25, 1923.) A skilled artist with an impish sense of humor, Charles LeRoy McGill produced sports cartoons for The Record of Hackensack, N.J., for...
View ArticleIron Man Joe McGinnity
Iron Man Joe McGinnity (Baseball. Born, Rock Island, IL, Mar. 19, 1871; died, Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 14, 1929.) Rarely has an athlete earned a nickname more decisively that Joseph Jerome McGinnity (born...
View ArticleBill McGowan
Bill McGowan (Baseball. Born, Wilmington, DE, Jan. 18, 1896; died, Silver Spring, MD, Dec. 9, 1954.) Considered during most of his nearly 29 years (1925-54) in the A.L. as the best umpire in the...
View ArticleDeane McGowen
Deane McGowen (Sportswriter. Born, Rock Island, IL, Aug. 18, 1916; died, Newport, VT, Jan. 22, 2000.) Versatility and skill were a combination that kept Deane McGowen a bulwark of The New York Times...
View ArticleRoscoe McGowen
Roscoe McGowen (Sportswriter. Born, Alta, IA, July 16, 1886; died, North Woodstock, CT, Nov. 5, 1966.) A former telegraph operator with a baso profundo voice, Roscoe Emmitt McGowen lent his...
View ArticleMatt McGrath
Matt McGrath (Track and field. Born, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland, Dec. 20, 1876; died, New York, NY, Jan. 29, 1941.) Another of the so-called “Irish Whales” of the New York Police Department and...
View ArticleJohn McGraw
John McGraw (Baseball. Born, Truxton, NY, Apr.7, 1873; died, New York, NY, Feb. 25, 1934.) Colorful, combative and creative, John Joseph McGraw is one of the most significant characters in the history...
View ArticleTug McGraw
Tug McGraw (Baseball. Born, Martinez, CA, Aug. 30, 1944; died, outside Nashville, TN, Feb. 9, 2004.) His “You Gotta Believe” slogan is credited, at least in part, with helping the Mets win the bizarre...
View ArticleDick McGuire
Dick McGuire (Pro basketball. Born, Huntington, NY, Jan. 25, 1926; died, Huntington, NY, Feb. 3, 2010.) One of the finest playmakers in the history of pro basketball, Dick McGuire made New York...
View ArticleFrank McGuire
Frank McGuire (College basketball. Born, New York, NY, Nov. 8, 1914; died, West Columbia, SC, Oct. 11, 1994.) Few of the famous names in college basketball coaching have ever approached the record of...
View ArticleBill McGunnigle
Bill McGunnigle (Baseball. Born, Boston, MA, Jan. 1, 1855; died, Brockton, MA, Mar. 9, 1899.) A manager of minor league and semi-pro teams, William Henry McGunnigle was brought in by Brooklyn owner...
View ArticleJoe McIlvaine
Joe McIlvaine (Baseball. Born, Bryn Mawr, PA, Jan. 18, 1948.) A seminarian and philosophy major, Joseph Peter McIlvaine was a member of the Mets front office for 14 years. McIlvaine was the club’s...
View ArticleBill McKechnie
Bill McKechnie (Baseball. Born, Wilkensburg, PA, Aug. 7, 1886; died, Bradenton, FL, Oct. 29, 1965.) During a 12-season major league career (1907, 1910-20), William Boyd McKechnie played third base for...
View ArticleSteve McKeever
Steve McKeever (Baseball. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 31, 1854; died, Brooklyn, NY, Mar. 7, 1938.) A partner with his brother Edward in a prosperous construction business, Stephen W. McKeever became a...
View ArticleWalter T. McLaughlin
Walter T. McLaughlin (College athletics. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 21, 1906; died, Largo, FL, Nov. 28, 1989.) When Ray Lynch, the former football coach, left as athletic director at St. John’s in 1933,...
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