Alvaro Yelvington "Bud" McCallum (February 19, 1900 – March 26, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Texas College of Arts and Industries—now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville–from 1929 to 1941, compiling a record of 71–34–9.[2] McCallum was also the head basketball coach at Texas A&I from 1929 to 1940, tallying a mark of 92–119, and the school's athletic director from 1929 to 1941.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 19, 1900 Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1977 (aged 77) Travis County, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1920 | Texas |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1928 | Wichita Falls HS (TX) |
| 1929–1941 | Texas A&I |
| 1944–1959 | Roy Miller HS (TX) |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1940 | Texas A&I |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1929–1941 | Texas A&I |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 71–34–9 (college football) 92–119 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 TIAA (1932) 5 Alamo (1936–1939, 1941) | |
As a college football player, McCallum was an All-Southwest Conference end for the University of Texas–Austin in 1920.[4] He was the son of women's suffrage activist Jane Y. McCallum.
Head coaching record edit
College football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&I Javelinas (Independent) (1929) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Texas A&I | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Texas A&I Javelinas (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1932) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Texas A&I | 3–3–3 | 1–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1931 | Texas A&I | 8–1 | 4–0 | 2nd (Eastern) | |||||
| 1932 | Texas A&I | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Texas A&I Javelinas (Independent) (1933–1935) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Texas A&I | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1934 | Texas A&I | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Texas A&I | 3–5 | |||||||
| Texas A&I Javelinas (Alamo Conference) (1936–1941) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Texas A&I | 6–4 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937 | Texas A&I | 4–3–1 | 1–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1938 | Texas A&I | 7–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Texas A&I | 6–1–3 | 1–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1940 | Texas A&I | 6–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Texas A&I | 8–2 | 1–0 | 1st | |||||
| Texas A&I: | 71–34–9 | 15–4–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 71–34–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Bud McCallum". Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Hunter, Cecilia Aros (July 1, 2000). Texas A&M University Kingsville. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738508818. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas men's basketball. 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Honors" (PDF). texassports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.