Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1993
Eugene McEver didn't graduate from Davidson, but he coached the Wildcats' football teams (1936-44) and made his marks on Davidson College and the Davidson Community as surely as he was one of college football's all-time greats at the University of Tennessee. McEver graduated in 1932 from Tennessee, where he was a first team All-American and set numerous school scoring and rushing records. His single season record of 130 points in 1929 stood for 55 years. He is a member of the Volunteer's Hall of Fame and in 1954 was named to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. He settled in Davidson in 1936 and remained until his death in 1985. McEver was Davidson's head coach in the Depression and World War II seasons. He also coached at VPI and North Carolina and coached the Charlotte Clippers semi-professional team. He served as Town Administrator in Davidson for many years and was known as "Mr. Baseball" for his contributions to youth baseball in North Mecklenburg. The town's youth baseball field was built by McEver and is named in his honor.
