.jpg) Pete Fisher, Ted Withington, Tom Thorpe, Tilfer, Metcalf,Harry A. Fisher, Stimson atColumbia University in 1916 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1890-09-21)September 21, 1890 Elyria, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1982(1982-01-17) (aged 91) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1911 | Oberlin |
| Position(s) | End,tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Oberlin (assistant) |
| 1913 | Oberlin |
| 1915–1917 | Columbia |
| 1919–1921 | Columbia |
| 1922–1923 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1924–1933 | Iowa State |
| 1933–1956 | Chicago |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–13–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1OAC (1913) | |
Thomas Nelson "Nellie"Metcalf (September 21, 1890 – January 17, 1982) was anAmerican football andbasketball player,track athlete, coach of football and track, professor of physical education, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach atColumbia University (1915–1917) as well as his alma mater,Oberlin College (1913, 1919–1921), compiling a careercollege football record of 33–13–4. From 1924 to 1933, Metcalf taught atIowa State University in the physical education department and served as the school'sathletic director. He then moved on to theUniversity of Chicago, where he was the athletic director from 1933 to 1956. At Chicago, he replacedAmos Alonzo Stagg, who was forced into retirement at the age of 70 after 40 years of service as the school's athletic director and head football coach.[1]
While atOberlin College, Metcalf played tackle on the football team and was also a successfultwo miles runner on the track and field team, once holding a conference record in that event.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin Yeomen(Ohio Athletic Conference)(1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Oberlin | 6–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Columbia Lions(Independent)(1915–1917) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Columbia | 5–0 | |||||||
| 1916 | Columbia | 1–5–2 | |||||||
| 1917 | Columbia | 2–4 | |||||||
| Columbia: | 8–9–2 | ||||||||
| Oberlin Yeomen(Ohio Athletic Conference)(1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Oberlin | 7–1 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1920 | Oberlin | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1921 | Oberlin | 7–0–1 | 7–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Oberlin: | 25–4–2 | 22–2–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–13–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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