George McNeil (ice hockey)

George McNeil (July 26, 1914 – December 24, 1997) was an ice hockey player and coach and baseball player and manager, who represented United Kingdom internationally at both sports.[2]

George McNeil[1]
Third base
Born: (1914-07-26)July 26, 1914
Nova Scotia, CAN
Died: December 24, 1997(1997-12-24) (aged 83)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Teams
  • Leeds Oaks (1938)
George McNeil
Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Representing  United Kingdom
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1938 Baseball World Cup Great Britain
George McNeil
Born (1914-07-26)July 26, 1914
Nova Scotia, CAN
Died December 24, 1997(1997-12-24) (aged 83)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Position Defence / Right wing
Played for Richmond Hawks
Brighton Tigers
Earls Court Rangers
Dundee Tigers
Playing career c. 1936–1940

Baseball

Domestically McNeil played third base for the Leeds Oaks in the Yorkshire-Lancashire League in the United Kingdom. In 1938, at just 24 years of age, he represented the Great Britain national baseball team as player-manager, defeating the United States national baseball team to win the Baseball World Cup.[3]

Ice Hockey

McNeil played for the Richmond Hawks, Brighton Tigers and Earls Court Rangers in the English National League and for the Dundee Tigers in the Scottish National League prior to the Second world war. He may be best remembered as a coach for the Tigers between 1946 and 1949 and for the Falkirk Lions between 1949 and 1954 when he retired. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1956.[4]

References
  1. Malvern, Jack (22 September 2022). "Team GB's striking baseball success". The Times. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. Malvern, Jack (22 September 2022). "Team GB's striking baseball success". The Times. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. Malvern, Jack (22 September 2022). "Team GB's striking baseball success". The Times. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. "George McNeil". British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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