Joe McGee (American football)
American football and basketball coach (1902–1958)
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Joseph P. McGee (1902–1958) was an American football and basketball coach. He is credited with instituting basketball at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, where he later served as head football coach, from 1934 to 1937, compiling a record of 13–18.[1][2] McGee was also the head coach of the revived Providence Steamrollers of the American Association of football.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 1958 (aged 55–56) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | Providence |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934–1937 | Providence |
| 1939–1941 | Providence Steamrollers |
| 1942 | Springfield Steamrollers |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1922 | Providence |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–18 (college football) |
McGee later owned a garage and car rental service as the Narraganset Hotel in Providence. He died in 1958 of a heart attack.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Friars (Independent) (1934–1937) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Providence | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1935 | Providence | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1936 | Providence | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1937 | Providence | 2–6 | |||||||
| Providence: | 13–18 | ||||||||
| Total: | 13–18 | ||||||||
