Rip Engle
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Charles A. "Rip" Engle (March 26, 1906–March 7, 1983) was a Hall-of-Fame coach of The Pennsylvania State University's college football team. He was born in Elk Lick, Pennsylvania
[edit] Career
Engle's coaching record from 1944 to 1965, including stints at Brown University and Penn State, was 132-68-8. He played football at Western Maryland College, reportedly in the first game he ever saw.
Under the leadership of Rip Engle at Brown, Joe Paterno developed as a capable quarterback and a skillful leader. After graduating in 1950, Paterno joined Engle at Penn State as an assistant coach. Upon Engle's retirement in 1965, Paterno was named coach of the Nittany Lions for the 1966 season. Engle's best season at Penn State was in 1962 when the Lions went 9-2, were ranked 9th in the country, and played in the Gator Bowl. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
Engle developed a game called Angleball, devised as a way for his football players to maintain fitness in the off-season.
Quote from Rip Engle - "A team that defeats a far inferior team has accomplished nothing".
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| Preceded by J.N. Stanley |
Brown University Head Football Coaches 1944-1949 |
Succeeded by G.G. Zitrides |
| Preceded by Joe Bedenk |
Penn State University Head Football Coaches 1950-1965 |
Succeeded by Joe Paterno |
| Penn State Nittany Lions Head Football Coaches |
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| Hoskins • Newton • Boyle • Golden • Reed • Fennell • J. Hollenback • B. Hollenback • Harlow • Bezdek • Higgins • Bedenk • Engle • Paterno |
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