Blaine McKusick

Blaine McKusick
Biographical details
Born(1888-02-23)February 23, 1888
Calais, Maine, U.S.
DiedAugust 8, 1960(1960-08-08) (aged 72)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materSouth Dakota (JD, 1913)
Playing career
Football
1907–1908Bowdoin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915South Dakota (assistant)
1916–1917South Dakota
1919Missouri Military Academy (MO)
Basketball
1915–1916South Dakota (assistant)
1916–1917South Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall3–8–2 (college football)
8–1 (college basketball)

James Gilespie Blaine McKusick (February 23, 1888 – August 8, 1960) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as both the head football coach and head basketball coach at the University of South Dakota from 1916 to 1917.[1]

McKusick attended Bowdoin College in Maine before becoming a student at the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1911.[2] He also served as the head football coach at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri in 1920.[3]

  1. ^ Catalog: Undergraduate Programs. University of South Dakota. 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ General Catalogue of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine. Bowdoin College. 1916. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ 1920 NCAA Guide. NCAA. Retrieved December 25, 2018.