Background
McNaspy was born in Kansas in 1882. At the time of the 1900 United States Census, he was living in Union Township, Dickinson County, Kansas, with his mother Anna McNaspy and four younger siblings, and working as a farm laborer.
McNaspy was born in Kansas in 1882. At the time of the 1900 United States Census, he was living in Union Township, Dickinson County, Kansas, with his mother Anna McNaspy and four younger siblings, and working as a farm laborer.
He served as the head football, baseball, and basketball coach and athletic director at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He was the school"s first athletic director and coached three of the school"s basketball, football and baseball teams. He was the basketball coach at Southwest Louisiana for five years from 1911 to 1915 and compiled a record of 23-19.
In seven years as the school"s football record, he compiled a record of 36-17-4 (0667).
McNaspy Stadium, built in 1940 at the university, was named for McNaspy. McNaspy was married in 1909 to Agnes Aimee Thibodaux.
At the time of the 1910 United States Census, he was living with Agnes in Lafayette. McNaspy died in December 1933 at age 51.