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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1899–1995)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Herb McCracken
| name = Herb McCracken
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| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption =
| sport = [[American football|Football]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|6|20}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|6|20}}
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|3|11|1899|6|20}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|3|11|1899|6|20}}
| death_place = [[Ocean Ridge, Florida]]
| death_place = [[Ocean Ridge, Florida]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1918–1920
| player_years1 = 1918–1920
| player_team1 = [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]
| player_team1 = [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]
| player_positions = [[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]
| player_positions = [[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]
| coach_years1 = 1921–1923
| coach_years1 = 1921–1923
| coach_team1 = [[Allegheny Gators football|Allegheny]]
| coach_team1 = [[Allegheny Gators football|Allegheny]]
| coach_years2 = 1924–1935
| coach_years2 = 1924–1935
| coach_team2 = [[Lafayette Leopards football|Lafayette]]
| coach_team2 = [[Lafayette Leopards football|Lafayette]]
| overall_record = 75–48–7
| overall_record = 75–48–7
| bowl_record =
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| tournament_record =
| CFbDWID = 1515
| championships =
As coach:
| championships = 1 [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National]] (1926)<br>3 Middle Three Conference (1929&ndash;1931)
* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National]] (1926)
* 3 [[Middle Three Conference]] (1929–1931)
As player:
* National ([[1918 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|1918]])
| awards = [[Amos Alonzo Stagg Award]] (1988)
| awards = [[Amos Alonzo Stagg Award]] (1988)
| coaching_records =
| coaching_records =
| CFBHOF_year = 1973
| CFBHOF_year = 1973
| CFBHOF_id = 20001
| CFBHOF_id = 1340
}}
}}
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'''George Herbert McCracken''' (June 20, 1899 – March 11, 1995) was an [[American football]] player and coach. McCracken played football as a running back at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] from 1918 to 1920 under coach [[Glenn Scobey Warner|"Pop" Warner]] and was a member of Pittsburgh's 1918 national championship team.


'''G. Herbert McCracken''' (June 20, 1899 &ndash; March 11, 1995) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He served as the head coach at [[Allegheny College]] from 1921 to 1923 and at [[Lafayette College]] from 1924 to 1935, compiling a career [[college football]] record of 75&ndash;48&ndash;7. His 1926 [[Lafayette Leopards football|Lafayette Leopards]] team was recognized as a [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national champion]] by [[Parke H. Davis]].
He served as the head coach at [[Allegheny College]] from 1921 to 1923 and at [[Lafayette College]] from 1924 to 1935, compiling a career [[college football]] record of 75–48–7. His 1926 [[Lafayette Leopards football|Lafayette Leopards]] team was recognized as a [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national champion]] by [[Parke H. Davis]]. That same year his former coach's Pop Warner's [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford Indians]] were recognized as the national champions by a different publication.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf|title=National Poll Rankings|year=2015|publisher=NCAA|page=108|author=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|work=NCAA Division I Football Records|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref>


He was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a coach in 1973. Some, including Pop Warner, consider him to be the first to regularly implement the offensive team [[huddle]], beginning its use in Lafayette in 1924 to hide his instructions from the opposing team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv09/CFHSNv09n2g.pdf|title=Obituary Herb McCracken|website=LA84 Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911232549/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv09/CFHSNv09n2g.pdf|archive-date=September 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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McCracken played football at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] from 1918 to 1920 under coach [[Glenn Scobey Warner|"Pop" Warner]] and was a member of Pittsburgh's 1918 national championship team. He was also a brother of the [[Delta Tau Delta]] Fraternity at Pitt. McCracken was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a coach in 1973.

During his coaching days, McCracken was the cofounder of the very successful Scholastic Inc publishing concern, which he was associated with for 63 years. He was also a brother of the [[Delta Tau Delta]] fraternity while he was a student at the University of Pittsburgh.


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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| year = [[1921 college football season|1921]]
| year = [[1921 college football season|1921]]
| name = Allegheny
| name = Allegheny
| overall = 3&ndash;4&ndash;1
| overall = 3–4–1
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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| year = [[1922 college football season|1922]]
| year = [[1922 college football season|1922]]
| name = Allegheny
| name = Allegheny
| overall = 6&ndash;3
| overall = 6–3
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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| year = [[1923 college football season|1923]]
| year = [[1923 college football season|1923]]
| name = Allegheny
| name = Allegheny
| overall = 7&ndash;1
| overall = 7–1
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Allegheny
| name = Allegheny
| overall = 16&ndash;8&ndash;1
| overall = 16–8–1
| confrecord =
| confrecord =
}}
}}
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1924 college football season|1924]]
| year = [[1924 college football season|1924]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1924 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 7&ndash;2
| overall = 7–2
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1925 college football season|1925]]
| year = [[1925 college football season|1925]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1925 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 7&ndash;1&ndash;1
| overall = 7–1–1
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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| championship = national
| championship = national
| year = [[1926 college football season|1926]]
| year = [[1926 college football season|1926]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1926 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 9&ndash;0
| overall = 9–0
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1927 college football season|1927]]
| year = [[1927 college football season|1927]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1927 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 5&ndash;3&ndash;1
| overall = 5–3–1
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1928 college football season|1928]]
| year = [[1928 college football season|1928]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1928 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 6&ndash;1&ndash;2
| overall = 6–1–2
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Lafayette Leopards football|Lafayette Leopards]]
| name = [[Lafayette Leopards football|Lafayette Leopards]]
| conf = Middle Three Conference
| conf = [[Middle Three Conference]]
| startyear = 1929
| startyear = 1929
| endyear = 1935
| endyear = 1935
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| championship = conference
| championship = conference
| year = [[1929 college football season|1929]]
| year = [[1929 college football season|1929]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1929 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 3&ndash;5
| overall = 3–5
| conference =
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding = T&ndash;1st
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bowloutcome =
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| championship = conference
| championship = conference
| year = [[1930 college football season|1930]]
| year = [[1930 college football season|1930]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1930 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 3&ndash;5
| overall = 5–3–1
| conference =
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
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| championship = conference
| championship = conference
| year = [[1931 college football season|1931]]
| year = [[1931 college football season|1931]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1931 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 5&ndash;3&ndash;1
| overall = 7–2
| conference =
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1932 college football season|1932]]
| year = [[1932 college football season|1932]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1932 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 3&ndash;5
| overall = 3–5
| conference =
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding =
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bowloutcome =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1933 college football season|1933]]
| year = [[1933 college football season|1933]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1933 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 3&ndash;5&ndash;1
| overall = 3–5–1
| conference =
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding =
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bowloutcome =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1934 college football season|1934]]
| year = [[1934 college football season|1934]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1934 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 2&ndash;6
| overall = 2–6
| conference =
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding =
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bowloutcome =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1935 college football season|1935]]
| year = [[1935 college football season|1935]]
| name = Lafayette
| name = [[1935 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
| overall = 2&ndash;7
| overall = 2–7
| conference =
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding =
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bowloutcome =
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}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Washington
| name = Lafayette
| overall = 59&ndash;40&ndash;6
| overall = 59–40–6
| confrecord =
| confrecord = 7–7
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 75&ndash;48&ndash;7
| overall = 75–48–7
| bcs = no
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| polltype =
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{College Football HoF|1340}}
* {{cfbhof|id=20001|name=Herb McCracken}}
* {{CFBCR|1515|Herb McCracken}}


{{Allegheny Gators football coach navbox}}
{{Allegheny Gators football coach navbox}}
{{Lafayette Leopards football coach navbox}}
{{Lafayette Leopards football coach navbox}}
{{Navboxes
| title = Herb McCracken—championships, awards, and honors
| list1 =
{{1918 Pittsburgh Panthers football navbox}}
{{1926 Lafayette Leopards football navbox}}
{{Amos Alonzo Stagg Award}}
{{Amos Alonzo Stagg Award}}

{{Persondata
| NAME = McCracken, Herb
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = McCracken, G. Herbert
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player and coach
| DATE OF BIRTH = June 20, 1899
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| DATE OF DEATH = March 11, 1995
| PLACE OF DEATH = Ocean Ridge, Florida
}}
}}


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[[Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players]]
[[Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Pittsburgh]]



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Latest revision as of 22:40, 14 July 2024

Herb McCracken
Biographical details
Born(1899-06-20)June 20, 1899
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 11, 1995(1995-03-11) (aged 95)
Ocean Ridge, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1918–1920Pittsburgh
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921–1923Allegheny
1924–1935Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall75–48–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:

As player:

Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1988)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1973 (profile)

George Herbert McCracken (June 20, 1899 – March 11, 1995) was an American football player and coach. McCracken played football as a running back at the University of Pittsburgh from 1918 to 1920 under coach "Pop" Warner and was a member of Pittsburgh's 1918 national championship team.

He served as the head coach at Allegheny College from 1921 to 1923 and at Lafayette College from 1924 to 1935, compiling a career college football record of 75–48–7. His 1926 Lafayette Leopards team was recognized as a national champion by Parke H. Davis. That same year his former coach's Pop Warner's Stanford Indians were recognized as the national champions by a different publication.[1]

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973. Some, including Pop Warner, consider him to be the first to regularly implement the offensive team huddle, beginning its use in Lafayette in 1924 to hide his instructions from the opposing team.[2]

During his coaching days, McCracken was the cofounder of the very successful Scholastic Inc publishing concern, which he was associated with for 63 years. He was also a brother of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity while he was a student at the University of Pittsburgh.

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Allegheny Gators (Independent) (1921–1923)
1921 Allegheny 3–4–1
1922 Allegheny 6–3
1923 Allegheny 7–1
Allegheny: 16–8–1
Lafayette Leopards (Independent) (1924–1928)
1924 Lafayette 7–2
1925 Lafayette 7–1–1
1926 Lafayette 9–0
1927 Lafayette 5–3–1
1928 Lafayette 6–1–2
Lafayette Leopards (Middle Three Conference) (1929–1935)
1929 Lafayette 3–5 1–1 T–1st
1930 Lafayette 5–3–1 2–0 1st
1931 Lafayette 7–2 2–0 1st
1932 Lafayette 3–5 1–1 2nd
1933 Lafayette 3–5–1 1–1 2nd
1934 Lafayette 2–6 0–2 3rd
1935 Lafayette 2–7 0–2 3rd
Lafayette: 59–40–6 7–7
Total: 75–48–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Obituary Herb McCracken" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2016.
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