Claude McGrath

Claude F. McGrath (March 29, 1904 – February 24, 1989) was a college basketball coach and athletic director at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He was the head coach of the Bulldogs from 1933 to 1942. McGrath served in the military during World War II and returned to Gonzaga in 1946 for three seasons. His overall record as head coach stands at 129-133 .

Born in Spokane in 1904, McGrath was a four-sport athlete at North Central High School and graduated in 1923. He soon returned to Spokane and enrolled at Gonzaga, where he played football under head coaches Gus Dorais and Clipper Smith. and added the duties of athletic director in 1939. McGrath spent over three years in the U.S. Army Air Forces as an athletic trainer in the Second Air Force and was discharged as a major. He returned to Gonzaga in 1946, then resigned both positions after three seasons in April 1949 to work in the private sector. and retired in 1969. He died in Spokane at age 84 in February 1989.