Vernon E. "Skip" McCain (June 4, 1908 â April 5, 1993) was an American college football and college basketball coach and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Maryland State CollegeâÂÂnow known as the University of Maryland Eastern ShoreâÂÂfrom 1948 to 1963, compiling a record of 100âÂÂ21âÂÂ5. McCain was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
McCain was born in Marietta, Oklahoma. He played football as a quarterback at Langston University in 1930. Prior to being hired at Maryland State in 1948, McCain was an assistant coach at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State CollegeâÂÂnow known as Tennessee State University. He died on April 5, 1993, at his home in Oxon Hill, Maryland.