Hub McCormick

Herbert Gilmore "Hub" McCormick (August 16, 1878 – 1963) was a college football player and engineer for the military.

Early life "Hub" was born on August 16, 1878, in Fairfield, Rockbridge County, Virginia, to James Robert McCormick and Ruth Ann Griener. He received his primary school education at Fairfield, and for his high school education he attended Augusta Military Academy, near Staunton, Virginia, from 1896 to 1898. He was selected All-Southern as a tackle on the Virginia Tech Hokies football team in 1901. One source calls him a "holy terror on defensive work." He also played baseball. McCormick later assisted in the construction of Miles Field.

Engineering After graduation at V.P.I. he was employed by Norfolk and Western Railway, as a civil engineer on surveys and constructions, until 1908. he worked with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, working to improve the Ohio River and its tributaries until 1917.