Gordon McEachron

Biography

A native of Los Angeles, Mac was born on January 19, 1919, and served in the United States Army Air Forces. In 1945, at the rank of captain, he was held as a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany. He attended Pepperdine College in Malibu, California and graduated in 1948.

McEachron then joined the athletic staff at his alma mater as a trainer. McEachron succeeded Dowell the following season. He served as the head football coach from 1953 to 1954 and compiled a 9–8 record.

He accepted the same position at Nevada in 1955 for a $7,300 salary. The university had demoted its football program from major college football status in 1951 due to a budget deficit, and had struggled to remain competitive. The initiative, however, failed, and in October 1957, McEachron supported the players in their petition for a renewal of free room and board for the team during the season.

McEachron offered his resignation on October 30, 1957, which reportedly "came as a complete surprise" to the athletic director. Art Broten said, "But I am totally indifferent—Mac took the job with the understanding we gave no aid to athletes." McEachron remained on for one more year, and resigned for good in 1959. He had compiled a 6–23–1 record at Nevada.

Head coaching record

References

References

1. link. (2012-11-07 , ''The Los Angeles Times'', August 16, 1955.)
2. link. (2012-11-07 , ''The Los Angeles Times'', March 12, 1945.)
3. [https://archive.today/20130125205629/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ns40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=EYYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4496,4102085&dq=gordon-mceachron&hl=en Dowell Is Happy], ''The Modesto Bee'', January 22, 1953.
4. In 1952, he was an assistant coach to [[Duck Dowell. link. (2012-11-07 , ''The Los Angeles Times'', January 20, 1953.)
5. In 1956, the Nevada alumni association raised $4,500 for a part-time work program for football players.[https://archive.today/20120717122446/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5F4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OYYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=854,4072300&dq=gordon-mceachron&hl=en Nevada Alumni Raise $4,500 For Gridders], ''The Modesto Bee'', September 27, 1956.
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8. [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0D11F73A5C1A7B93C0A8178FD85F4D8585F9 Trachok New Coach of Nevada's Eleven], ''The New York Times'', April 12, 1959.