James Fred McKale papers
Arizona Alumnus Cover
Collection area: University of Arizona
Collection dates: 1891-1967 bulk (bulk 1940-1967)
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, speeches, athletic records, and personal items, concerning University of Arizona athletics. Teams include basketball, baseball, and football. Also included is material relating to his participation in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and the American Association of College Baseball Coaches.
James Fred McKale first moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1911 and served as a baseball coach for Tucson High School. Based on his outstanding record students from the University of Arizona petitioned University President A. H. Wilde to hire McKale as the coach for all athletic teams at the U of A. James F. McKale served as Coach and Director of Athletics at the University of Arizona from 1914-1959.
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