Ray B. McCandless

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, at Nebraska Wesleyan University from 1920 to 1922, at Bowling Green State Normal School—now known as Bowling Green State University—in 1923, and at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia for the 1924 season, and compiling a career college football record of 24–24–4. 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]

Ray B. McCandless
McCandless pictured in The Key 1924, Bowling Green yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1889-10-06)October 6, 1889
Broken Bow, Nebraska
DiedJanuary 8, 1931(1931-01-08) (aged 41)
York, Nebraska
Playing career
Football
?Nebraska Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Chadron State
1920–1922Nebraska Wesleyan
1923Bowling Green
1924Bethany (WV)
Basketball
1920–1923Nebraska Wesleyan
1923–1924Bowling Green State Normal
1924–1925Bethany (WV)
Baseball
1924Bowling Green
Head coaching record
Overall24–24–4 (football)
60–43 (basketball)
2–2–2 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NIC (1921)

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 ConferenceStanding 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 6–2–24–0–1T–1st
1921 Nebraska Wesleyan 8–35–01st
Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes (Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference / North Central Conference) (1922)
1922 Nebraska Wesleyan 4–4–14–1 / 0–2–13rd / T–8th
Nebraska Wesleyan: 18–9–313–3–2
Bowling Green Normals (Northwest Ohio League) (1923)
1923 Bowling Green 3–52–2
Bowling Green: 3–52–2
Bethany Bison (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1924)
1924 Bethany 1–7–1
Bowling Green: 1–7–1
Total:24–24–4
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References
  1. McGuire, Hugh, ed. (1925). The Bethanian 1925. p. 92. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  2. "Ray B. M'Candless Dies—Lincoln Man, Well Known Football Coach, Passes Thursday". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. January 8, 1931. p. 7. Retrieved November 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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