Thomas Nelson "Nellie" Metcalf (September 21, 1890 – January 17, 1982) was an American football and basketball player, track athlete, coach of football and track, professor of physical education, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Columbia University (1915–1917) as well as his alma mater, Oberlin College (1913, 1919–1921), compiling a career college football record of 33–13–4. From 1924 to 1933, Metcalf taught at Iowa State University in the physical education department and served as the school's athletic director. He then moved on to the University of Chicago, where he was the athletic director from 1933 to 1956. At Chicago, he replaced Amos Alonzo Stagg, who was forced into retirement at the age of 70 after 40 years of service as the school's athletic director and head football coach.[1]
.jpg) Pete Fisher, Ted Withington, Tom Thorpe, Tilfer, Metcalf, Harry A. Fisher, Stimson at Columbia University in 1916 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1890 Elyria, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1982 (aged 91) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1911 | Oberlin |
| Position(s) | End, tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Oberlin (assistant) |
| 1913 | Oberlin |
| 1915–1917 | Columbia |
| 1919–1921 | Columbia |
| 1922–1923 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1924–1933 | Iowa State |
| 1933–1956 | Chicago |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–13–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 OAC (1913) | |
While at Oberlin College, Metcalf played tackle on the football team and was also a successful two miles runner on the track and field team, once holding a conference record in that event.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Oberlin | 6–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Columbia Lions (Independent) (1915–1917) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Columbia | 5–0 | |||||||
| 1916 | Columbia | 1–5–2 | |||||||
| 1917 | Columbia | 2–4 | |||||||
| Columbia: | 8–9–2 | ||||||||
| Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Oberlin | 7–1 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1920 | Oberlin | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1921 | Oberlin | 7–0–1 | 7–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Oberlin: | 25–4–2 | 22–2–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–13–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "STAGG IS RETIRED AS CHICAGO COACH; University Invokes Age Rule of 70 to Relieve Him of All Active Duties. MOVE IN EFFECT NEXT JUNE Veteran's 40-Year Tenure Ends -- Protesting Action, He May Decline a New Post. METCALF HIS SUCCESSOR Iowa State Official Named Athletic Director -- Page Likely to Be Football Mentor". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 14, 1932. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "New Assistant Grid Coach at 'U' Has Had Brilliant Career". The Minneapolis Star. January 31, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
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