:Ralph McKinzie

{{Short description|American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1894–1990)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Ralph McKinzie

| image = Ralph McKinzie.jpeg

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1894|10|1}}

| birth_place = Winterset, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|12|7|1894|10|1}}

| death_place = Eureka, Illinois, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1921–1937

| coach_team2 = Eureka

| coach_years3 = 1938–1939

| coach_team3 = Wartburg

| coach_sport4 = Basketball

| coach_years5 = 1921–1937

| coach_team5 = Eureka

| coach_years6 = 1938–1940

| coach_team6 = Wartburg

| coach_years7 = 1940–1948

| coach_team7 = Northern Illinois

| coach_sport8 = Baseball

| coach_years9 = 1945

| coach_team9 = Northern Illinois

| coach_years10 = 1949–1956

| coach_team10 = Northern Illinois

| overall_record = 36–90–11 (football)
218–211–1 (basketball)
70–90 (baseball)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = Baseball
2 IIAC (1950–1951)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Ralph Clyde "Mac" McKinzie (October 1, 1894 – December 7, 1990) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.

Coaching career

McKinzie was the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois for 17 seasons, from 1921 until 1937, compiling a record of Eureka was 36–79–10.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/umac/eureka/coaching_records.php|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|title=Eureka Coaching Records|first=David|last=DeLassus|accessdate=February 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121045113/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/umac/eureka/coaching_records.php|archivedate=November 21, 2010}}

McKinzie was the football coach for Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States.{{cite book|last=Cannon|first=Lou|authorlink=Lou Cannon|title=President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime|year=2000|publisher=Public Affairs|location=New York|isbn=1-891620-91-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/presidentreagan000cann}}

Recognition

Eureka named its football field, McKinzie Field, after McKinzie.

Head coaching record

=Football=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Eureka Red Devils

| conf = Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1921

| endyear = 1937

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1921

| name = Eureka

| overall = 5–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1922

| name = Eureka

| overall = 5–3

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1923

| name = Eureka

| overall = 4–4

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = T–10th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1924

| name = Eureka

| overall = 3–4–1

| conference = 3–4–1

| confstanding = 12th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1925

| name = Eureka

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 5–4

| confstanding = 11th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1926

| name = Eureka

| overall = 0–6–1

| conference = 0–6–1

| confstanding = 21st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1927

| name = Eureka

| overall = 0–9

| conference = 0–9

| confstanding = 21st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1928

| name = Eureka

| overall = 3–4–1

| conference = 3–4–1

| confstanding = 12th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1929

| name = Eureka

| overall = 3–3–2

| conference = 3–3–2

| confstanding = T–12th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1930

| name = Eureka

| overall = 2–6

| conference = 2–6

| confstanding = 18th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1931

| name = Eureka

| overall = 3–4–1

| conference = 2–4–1

| confstanding = T–15th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1932

| name = Eureka

| overall = 1–4–1

| conference = 1–3–1

| confstanding = T–15th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1933

| name = Eureka

| overall = 0–7

| conference = 0–7

| confstanding = 21st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1934

| name = Eureka

| overall = 0–3–2

| conference = 0–3–2

| confstanding = T–16th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1935

| name = Eureka

| overall = 0–6

| conference = 0–6

| confstanding = 20th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1936

| name = Eureka

| overall = 2–5–1

| conference = 2–5–1

| confstanding = 17th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1937

| name = Eureka

| overall = 0–6

| conference = 0–6

| confstanding = 20th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Eureka

| overall = 36–79–10

| confrecord =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Wartburg Knights

| conf = Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1938

| endyear = 1939

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1938

| name = Wartburg

| overall = 0–6

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding = 13th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1939

| name = Wartburg

| overall = 0–5–1

| conference = 0–4–1

| confstanding = T–12th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Wartburg

| overall = 0–11–1

| confrecord = 0–9–1

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 36–90–11

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

References

External links

{{Find a Grave|118554138}}

{{navboxes|list=

}}

Category:1894 births

Category:1990 deaths

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Basketball coaches from Iowa

Category:Basketball players from Iowa

Category:Eureka Red Devils athletic directors

Category:Eureka Red Devils baseball players

Category:Eureka Red Devils football coaches

Category:Eureka Red Devils football players

Category:Eureka Red Devils men's basketball coaches

Category:Eureka Red Devils men's basketball players

Category:Northern Illinois Huskies baseball coaches

Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football coaches

Category:Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball coaches

Category:Wartburg Knights athletic directors

Category:Wartburg Knights football coaches

Category:Wartburg Knights men's basketball coaches

Category:People from Winterset, Iowa