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Thurlo McCrady
Biographical details
Born	July 31, 1907; Coon Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Died	May 27, 1999 (aged 91); Lake San Marcos, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1928	Hastings
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1940	Hastings
1941–1946	South Dakota State
Basketball
1930s	Hastings
1941–1947	South Dakota State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
?–1941	Hastings
1941–1947	South Dakota State
1947–1951	Kansas State
1959–1967	AFL (asst. commissioner)
1967–1976	ABA (exec. dir.)
Head coaching record
Overall	58–40–10 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 6 NCAC (1932–1933, 1935–1937, 1940)

Thurlo E. "Mac" McCrady (July 31, 1907 – May 27, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and track coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He served as the head football coach at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska from 1932 to 1940 and South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota from 1941 to 1946. McCrady was also the athletic director at South Dakota State fem 1941 to 1947 and Kansas State University from 1947 to 1951. He was the assistant commissioner of the American Football League (AFL) from 1959 to 1967 and executive director of the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1967 to 1976.

McCrady graduated from Hasting in 1929 and earned a master's degree in physical education at the University of Southern California in 1940. He died on May 27, 1999, at his home in Lake San Marcos, California.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Hastings Broncos (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1932–1940)
1932	Hastings	5–2–1	4–0–1	T–1st
1933	Hastings	4–2–1	3–0–1	1st
1934	Hastings	7–2	3–1	2nd
1935	Hastings	6–4	3–1	1st
1936	Hastings	8–1	4–0	1st
1937	Hastings	6–2–1	2–0–1	1st
1938	Hastings	5–3–2	2–1–1	3rd
1939	Hastings	6–3–1	3–0–1	1st^{[n 1]}
1940	Hastings	4–4–1	3–0–1	T–1st
Hastings:		47–23–7	27–3–6
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference) (1941–1946)
1941	South Dakota State	2–5	1–5	7th
1942	South Dakota State	4–4	3–3	4th
1943	No team—World War II
1944	South Dakota State	1–1	NA	NA
1945	South Dakota State	1–4–1	NA	NA
1946	South Dakota State	3–3–2	2–1–2	3rd
South Dakota State:		11–17–3	6–9–2
Total:		58–40–10
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth