Howard Warner McCollum (February 28, 1933 â October 11, 2009) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois for 11 seasons, from 1979 to 1989, compiling a record of 26âÂÂ71âÂÂ3. He also served as the college's athletic director, retiring in 1997.