Biographical details | |
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Born | New Lebanon, New York, U.S. | June 26, 1882
Died | August 6, 1952 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 70)
Playing career | |
1904–1907 | Fordham |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1905 | Fordham |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–2 |
Eugene Francis McGee (June 26, 1882 – August 6, 1952) was an American lawyer and college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Fordham University in 1905, compiling a record of 5–2. McGee was the valedictorian of Fordham University School of Law's first graduating class, in 1908.[1][failed verification] With his law partner, William J. Fallon, McGee defended more than 125 homicide cases. The two also defended Nicky Arnstein in a 1924 case of conspiracy to carry stolen securities into Washington, D.C. McGee moved to Shreveport, Louisiana around 1942, where he owned the Tri-State Boat Club and Cross Lake Inn. He died in Shreveport, on August 6, 1952.[2][3]