Ray B. McCandless
McCandless pictured in The Key 1924, Bowling Green yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1889-10-06)October 6, 1889
Broken Bow, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 1931(1931-01-08) (aged 41)
York, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
Football
?Nebraska Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Chadron State
1920–1922Nebraska Wesleyan
1923Bowling Green
1924Bethany (WV)
1928–1930York
Basketball
1920–1923Nebraska Wesleyan
1923–1924Bowling Green State Normal
1924–1925Bethany (WV)
Baseball
1924Bowling Green
Head coaching record
Overall29–37–10 (football)
60–43 (basketball)
2–2–2 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NIC (1921)

Raymond Beebe McCandless (October 6, 1889 – January 8, 1931) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Chadron State College in 1919, Nebraska Wesleyan University from 1920 to 1922, Bowling Green State Normal School—now known as Bowling Green State University—in 1923, Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia for the 1924 season, and York College in York, Nebraska from 1928 to 1930, compiling a career college football record of 29–37–10. McCandless was also the head basketball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan from 1920 to 1923, at Bowling Green State Normal during the 1923–24 season, and at Bethany for the 1924–25 season, amassing a career college basketball record of tallying a mark of 60–43. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Bowling Green State Normal in the spring of 1924, tallying a mark of 2–2–2. McCandless played football at Nebraska Wesleyan.[1] He died on January 8, 1931, in York, Nebraska.[2]

Early life, education, and military service

The fourth son of Lucian McCandless and Amanda Gandy, McCandless was born in Broken Bow, Nebraska. He attended Broken Bow schools and graduated at 16. In 1909 he, attended the University of Nebraska, and in 1910, the Broken Bow Business College. The following year he entered Nebraska Wesleyan University, graduating in 1914 with honors for popularity, scholarship and athletics. He then began his coaching career at Nebraska City.

McCandless volunteered with the Sixth Nebraska Infantry in 1917, and was appointed Second Lieutenant of the 127th Machine Gun Battalion. He saw service in France during World War I with the 29th Infantry Division.

Head coaching record

Coach McCandless and team

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Chadron State Eagles (Independent) (1919)
1919 Chadron State 2–3
Chadron State: 2–3
Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes (Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference) (1920–1921)
1920 Nebraska Wesleyan 6–2–2 4–0–1 T–1st
1921 Nebraska Wesleyan 8–3 5–0 1st
Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes (Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference / North Central Conference) (1922)
1922 Nebraska Wesleyan 4–4–1 4–1 / 0–2–1 3rd / T–8th
Nebraska Wesleyan: 18–9–3 13–3–2
Bowling Green Normals (Northwest Ohio League) (1923)
1923 Bowling Green 3–5 2–2
Bowling Green: 3–5 2–2
Bethany Bison (Tri-State Conference) (1924)
1924 Bethany 1–7–1 0–1 T–4th
Bethany: 1–7–1 0–1
York Panthers (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1928–1930)
1928 York 1–5–2 1–4–1 7th
1929 York 1–5–2 1–4–1 7th
1930 York 3–3–2 1–2–1 T–5th
York: 5–13–6 3–10–3
Total: 29–37–10

References

  1. ^ McGuire, Hugh, ed. (1925). The Bethanian 1925. p. 92. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ray B. M'Candless Dies". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. January 8, 1931. p. 7. Retrieved November 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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