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Virgil Parks McKinley (October 2, 1874 – July 3, 1954) was an American college football coach and university faculty member. He began the college football program at Troy State University–then known as Troy Normal School–serving as the school's first head football coach in 1909, compiling a record of 1–0–2.

McKinley was a graduate of the University of Alabama and, later, Columbia University. After his time at Columbia, he returned to Alabama to become in industrial engineering faculty member.

Head coaching record

References

1. "Virgil Parks McKinley". Troy Trojans. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
2. Van Nostrand, D. (1909). "Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Columbia College". Columbia College (New York, N.Y.). Retrieved October 1, 2019.
3. Bennett, Charles Alpheus (1909). "Industrial Education Magazine, Volume 10". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

External links

• Virgil McKinley at Find a Grave

• 1874 births
• 1954 deaths
• Troy Trojans football coaches
• Columbia University alumni
• University of Alabama alumni
• University of Alabama faculty