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American sports coach (1899–1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lovick Pierce "Eddie" McLane (August 9, 1899 – June 22, 1980)[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach at Anniston High School, Samford University (then named Howard College), and Louisiana Tech University. All three schools where McLane coached are nicknamed the Bulldogs. In McLane's final football season at Samford in 1933, his Bulldogs were Dixie Conference champions. McLane died on June 22, 1980, in Ruston, Louisiana.[2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Pinckard, Alabama, U.S. | August 9, 1899
Died | June 22, 1980 80) Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1920 | Howard (AL) |
Baseball | |
c. 1920 | Howard (AL) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1924–1926 | Anniston HS (AL) |
1927–1928 | Howard (AL) (assistant) |
1929–1933 | Howard (AL) |
1934–1938 | Louisiana Tech |
Basketball | |
1927–1931 | Howard (AL) |
1932–1934 | Howard (AL) |
1934–1936 | Louisiana Tech |
Baseball | |
1928–1929 | Howard (AL) |
1932 | Howard (AL) |
1934–1937 | Louisiana Tech |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1929–1934 | Howard (AL) |
1939 | Louisiana Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–38–10 (college football) 64–84 (college basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football Dixie (1933) | |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Howard Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1930) | |||||||||
1929 | Howard | 5–4–2 | 3–3–2 | T–16th | |||||
1930 | Howard | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–17th | |||||
Howard Bulldogs (Dixie Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931) | |||||||||
1931 | Howard | 8–2–2 | 3–1–1 / 3–1–1 | 3rd / T–7th | |||||
Howard Bulldogs (Dixie Conference) (1932) | |||||||||
1932 | Howard | 3–7 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
Howard Bulldogs (Dixie Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1933) | |||||||||
1933 | Howard | 7–1–2 | 4–0–1 / 5–0 | 1st / 2nd | |||||
Howard: | 28–19–6 | 16–11–4 | |||||||
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1938) | |||||||||
1934 | Louisiana Tech | 4–6 | 0–5 | 32nd | |||||
1935 | Louisiana Tech | 8–1 | 7–1 | 7th | |||||
1936 | Louisiana Tech | 6–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–8th | |||||
1937 | Louisiana Tech | 6–3–2 | 3–1–2 | T–8th | |||||
1938 | Louisiana Tech | 3–7–1 | 2–4 | T–20th | |||||
Louisiana Tech: | 27–19–4 | 16–23–3 | |||||||
Total: | 55–38–10 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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