| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1887 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 1967 (aged 79) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1906–1909 | Albion |
| Baseball | |
| 1907–1910 | Albion |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1930 | Arizona |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1921 | Arizona |
| Baseball | |
| 1915–1919 | Arizona |
| 1922–1949 | Arizona |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1914–1957 | Arizona |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 80–32–6 (football) 49–12 (basketball) 304–118–7 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
James Fred "Pop" McKale (June 12, 1887 – June 1, 1967) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He is best known for his four-decade association with the University of Arizona. He served as athletic director at U of A from 1914 to 1957. He served as Arizona's head football coach from 1914 to 1930, compiling a record of 80–32–6. McKale was also the head basketball coach at Arizona from 1914 to 1921, tallying a mark of 49–12, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1915 to 1919 and again from 1922 to 1949, amassing a record of 304–118–7. McKale was inducted into the Arizona Sportsmen Hall of Fame in 1959 and was a charter member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, inducted in 1976. The McKale Center, the University of Arizona's home basketball venue, was opened in 1973 and named in McKale's honor.