Hall of Fame
FUMA's Outstanding Athlete of 1939, Dick McElwee, Jr. was a member of three state championship teams: basketball, baseball and football. Captain of the football and basketball teams, he was also Co-Captain of the All-State Military School Football Team of 1938.
At West Virginia University, McElwee was the captain of the 1942 football team. Their star halfback and kicker, he racked up many records for his outstanding play, including: total offense, passing, pass receiving, rushing and scoring. He was named to WVU's All-Time team as a back.
After college, McElwee became head football coach at Romney High School in West Virginia from 1944 to 1954 and he led his team to the West Virginia State High School Championships in 1949. He was coach of the WV North-South Championship Team in 1954, and also coached at Charleston High School from 1954 to 1959. His overall West Virginia coaching record was 113-36-11.
After leaving West Virginia, McElwee coached for five more years at McArthur High School in Florida.
