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Robert Zuppke
Robert Carl Zuppke is an American football coach. He served as head coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign from 1913 to 1941, setting a college football career record of 131–81–12. Introduced to the College Football Fame Hall in 1951, Zuppke coached his teams for national titles in 1914, 1919, 1923 and 1927. Zuppke's teams have also won seven Big Ten Conference championships. While at the University of Illinois, Zuppke was a member of the Alpha-Gamma Chapter of Kappa Sigma. Among the players coached by Zuppke in Illinois was Red Grange, the most famous college football player of the time. The Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois was named Zuppke Field in his honor. Zuppke is noted for many football inventions and traditions, including the flea prank and flickering. In 1914, he reintroduced the formation I
BornJuly 2, 1879, Berlin, Germany
DiedDecember 22, 1957, Champaign, Illinois
Overall131–81–12 (college)

About Robert Zuppke

Football Player Robert Zuppke was born on July 2, 1879 in Germany (He dies at the age of 78, on December 22, 1957).

From 1913 through 1941, he was the head football coach at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where he won four national championships. In 1911 and 1912, he also guided Muskegon High School to back-to-back state championships.

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Robert Zuppke before becoming famous

Robert Zuppke was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1879 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began his coaching career with Hackley Manual Training in 1906, after being born in Berlin, Germany.

Achievement of Robert Zuppke

He was also an accomplished painter who specialized in landscapes of the American Southwest.

Robert Zuppke's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His wife, who was sixty-three years old at the time, died in 1936.

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At the University of Illinois, he coached Football Player Red Grange, who went on to become one of the most famous college football players of his era.

Robert Zuppke Income & Net worth

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Robert Zuppke Height and Weight

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Latest information about Robert Zuppke updated on March 13 2023.