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Herb McCracken
Biographical details
Born	June 20, 1899; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 11, 1995 (aged 95); Ocean Ridge, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1918–1920	Pittsburgh
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921–1923	Allegheny
1924–1935	Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall	75–48–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As coach: National (1926); 3 Middle Three Conference (1929–1931); As player: National (1918);
Awards
	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1988)
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1973 (profile)

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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 "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


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

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

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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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-'''G. 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.
+'''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.
-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|format=PDF|author=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|work=NCAA Division I Football Records|accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref>
+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|last=|first=|date=|website=LA84 Foundation|publisher=|access-date=}}</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>
-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.
+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.
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- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1924 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[1925 college football season|1925]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1925 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
  | overall      = 7–1–1
  | conference   =
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[1927 college football season|1927]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1927 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
  | overall      = 5–3–1
  | conference   =
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[1928 college football season|1928]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1928 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
  | overall      = 6–1–2
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  | championship = conference
  | year         = [[1929 college football season|1929]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1929 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
  | overall      = 3–5
- | conference   =
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  | championship = conference
  | year         = [[1930 college football season|1930]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1930 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
- | overall      = 3–5
+ | overall      = 5–3–1
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+ | conference   = 2–0
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  | bowlname     =
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  | championship = conference
  | year         = [[1931 college football season|1931]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1931 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
- | overall      = 5–3–1
+ | overall      = 7–2
- | conference   =
+ | conference   = 2–0
  | confstanding = 1st
  | bowlname     =
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[1932 college football season|1932]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1932 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
  | overall      = 3–5
- | conference   =
+ | conference   = 1–1
- | confstanding =
+ | confstanding = 2nd
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  | bowloutcome  =
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[1933 college football season|1933]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1933 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
  | overall      = 3–5–1
- | conference   =
+ | conference   = 1–1
- | confstanding =
+ | confstanding = 2nd
  | bowlname     =
  | bowloutcome  =
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[1934 college football season|1934]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1934 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
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- | conference   =
+ | conference   = 0–2
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+ | confstanding = 3rd
  | bowlname     =
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[1935 college football season|1935]]
- | name         = Lafayette
+ | name         = [[1935 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]
  | overall      = 2–7
- | conference   =
+ | conference   = 0–2
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+ | confstanding = 3rd
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 {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
- | name       = Washington
+ | name       = Lafayette
  | overall    = 59–40–6
- | confrecord =
+ | confrecord = 7–7
 }}
 {{CFB Yearly Record End
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 ==External links==
+* {{College Football HoF|1340}}
-* {{cfbhof|id=20001|name=Herb McCracken}}
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 [[Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players]]
 [[Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
-[[Category:People from Ocean Ridge, Florida]]
+[[Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Pittsburgh]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Pittsburgh]]
-[[Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania]]
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