Education
McPherson graduated from San Jose State in 1939 and played as a fullback through 1936 and 1938 trained by Dudley DeGroot.
McPherson graduated from San Jose State in 1939 and played as a fullback through 1936 and 1938 trained by Dudley DeGroot.
He became a basketball coach and assistant football coach, he also managed to get his basketball team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament which was the team"s first time in the tournament. He also taught Carroll Williams and Billy Wilson who also started their own sport careers. McPherson retired from coaching in 1960.
He was involved in World World War II and became a lieutenant.
McPherson died in 2013 in Santa Rosa, California.
He became a member of San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.