Aaron McCreary

Aaron McCreary
Biographical details

Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball
Born	September 15, 1892 Winchester, California
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Playing career
Football
1914	Tempe Normal
Basketball
1913–1915	Tempe Normal
Baseball
1914–1915	Tempe Normal
Position(s)	Back (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1929	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers
Basketball
1923–1930	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers
1931–1940	Arizona State Flagstaff
Baseball
1924–1926	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers
1928	Arizona State Teachers
1930–1931	Arizona State Teachers
1959	Arizona State Flagstaff
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1930	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers
Head coaching record
Overall	25–17–4 (football) 140–149 (basketball) 22–56–1 (baseball)

Aaron Monroe "Mac" McCreary (September 15, 1892 – ?)^[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Tempe State Teachers College, known at Arizona State Teachers College by 1929 and now called Arizona State University, compiling a career college football record of 25–17–4. McCreary was also the head basketball coach at Tempe/Arizona State Teachers from 1923 to 1930 and at Arizona State Teacher's College of Flagstaff, now Northern Arizona University, amassing a career college basketball record of 140–149. In addition, he coached baseball at Tempe/Arizona State Teachers (1924–1926, 1928, 1930–1931) and at Arizona State Teacher's Flagstaff in 1959, tallying a career college baseball mark of 22–56–1.

McCreary played football, basketball, and baseball at Arizona State, known as Tempe Normal College when he starred on the football team as a back in 1914. He later earned a degree from the University of Arizona.^[2] McCreary also coached track and field, skiing, and boxing, and assisted in football at Arizona State Teacher's Flagstaff before retiring in 1963. He is a member of the Northern Arizona University Athletics Hall of Fame.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall
Tempe/Arizona State Bulldogs (Independent) (1923–1929)
1923	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers	4–2
1924	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers	6–1–1
1925	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers	6–2
1926	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers	4–1–1
1927	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers	2–3–1
1928	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers	3–2–1
1929	Tempe/Arizona State Teachers	0–6
Tempe/Arizona State Teachers:		25–17–4
Total:		25–17–4

References

↑
↑ Eger, Bob (2001). Maroon & Gold: A History of Sun Devil Athletics. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 53. ISBN 1-58261-223-4. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
↑ "Arron "Mac" McCleary (Coach, 1931-63)". Northern Arizona University Athletics Hall of Fame. Arizona Board of Regents. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

External links

Aaron McCreary at the College Football Data Warehouse

Arizona State Sun Devils athletic directors

Frederick M. Irish (1896–1913)
George Schaeffer (1914–1916)
George E. Cooper (1917–1921)
Ernest C. Wills (1922)
Aaron McCreary (1923–1929)
Ted Shipkey (1930–1932)
Rudy Lavik (1933–1949)
Donn Kinzle (1949–1952)
Donald R. Van Petten (1952–1954)
Clyde B. Smith (1955–1971)
Fred Miller (1971–1980)
Robert Knox # (1980)
Joseph Kearney (1980)
Dick Tamburo (1980–1984)
Frank Sackton # (1984–1985)
Charles S. Harris (1985–1995)
Christine Wilkinson # (1995–1996)
Kevin White (1996–2000)
Christine Wilkinson # (2000)
Gene Smith (2000–2005)
Christine Wilkinson # (2005)
Lisa Love (2005–2012)
Steve Patterson (2012–2013)
Ray Anderson (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

Arizona State Sun Devils head football coaches

Frederick M. Irish (1896)
No team (1897–1898)
Frederick M. Irish (1899–1900)
No team (1901)
Frederick M. Irish (1902–1906)
No team (1907–1913)
George Schaeffer (1914–1916)
No team (1917–1918)
George E. Cooper (1919)
No team (1920–1921)
Ernest C. Wills (1922)
Aaron McCreary (1923–1929)
Ted Shipkey (1930–1932)
Rudy Lavik (1933–1937)
Dixie Howell (1938–1941)
Hilman Walker (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Steve Coutchie (1946)
Ed Doherty (1947–1950)
Larry Siemering (1951)
Clyde B. Smith (1952–1954)
Dan Devine (1955–1957)
Frank Kush (1958–1979)
Bob Owens # (1979)
Darryl Rogers (1980–1984)
John Cooper (1985–1987)
Larry Marmie (1988–1991)
Bruce Snyder (1992–2000)
Dirk Koetter (2001–2006)
Dennis Erickson (2007–2011)
Todd Graham (2012– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball head coaches

C. W. Adams (1911–1914)
George Schaeffer (1914–1915)
No team (1915–1916)
George Schaeffer (1916–1917)
George E. Cooper (1917–1922)
Ernest C. Wills (1922–1923)
Aaron McCreary (1923–1930)
Ted Shipkey (1930–1933)
Rudy Lavik (1933–1935)
Earl Pomeroy (1935–1939)
Rudy Lavik (1939–1948)
Bill Kajikawa (1948–1957)
Ned Wulk (1957–1982)
Bob Weinhauer (1982–1985)
Steve Patterson (1985–1989)
Bob Schermerhorn # (1989)
Bill Frieder (1989–1997)
Don Newman # (1997–1998)
Rob Evans (1998–2006)
Herb Sendek (2006–2015)
Bobby Hurley (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Arizona State Sun Devils head baseball coaches

Fred Ayer (1907–1911)
John Spikes (1912–1913)
Horace Griffen (1914)
George Schaeffer (1915–1917)
George E. Cooper (1918–1922)
Ernest C. Wills (1923)
Aaron McCreary (1924–1926)
Leslie Fairbanks (1927)
Aaron McCreary (1928)
Leslie Fairbanks (1929)
Aaron McCreary (1930–1931)
Joe Selleh (1932–1936)
Earl Pomeroy (1937)
Tom Lillico (1938)
Mikki Baile (1940)
Nick Johnson (1942)
Bill Kajikawa (1946–1952)
Jack Machtolff (1953)
Bob White (1954)
Melvin Erickson (1955–1958)
Bobby Winkles (1959–1971)
Jim Brock (1972–1994)
Pat Murphy (1995–2009)
Tim Esmay (2010–2014)
Tracy Smith (2015– )

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball head coaches

John Adams (1909–1913)
Earl Rosenberry (1913–1915)
No team (1915–1918)
R. A. Fuller (1918–1919)
Gus O'Connor (1919–1920)
Lacey Eastburn (1920–1921)
R. H. Drake (1921–1924)
W. E. Rogers (1924–1925)
Talbert Jessuppe (1925–1926)
E. H. Lynch (1926–1927)
Rudy Lavik (1927–1931)
Aaron McCreary (1931–1940)
Frank Brickey (1940–1947)
Nick Ragus (1947–1949)
Ben Reiges (1949–1950)
Herb Gregg (1950–1974)
John Birkett (1974–1978)
Joedy Gardner (1978–1981)
Gene Visscher (1981–1983)
Jay Arnote (1983–1988)
Pat Rafferty (1988–1990)
Harold Merritt (1990–1994)
Ben Howland (1994–1999)
Mike Adras (1999–2011)
Dave Brown # (2011–2012 )
Jack Murphy (2012– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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