Joe Rupert

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Joe Rupert
Biographical details
Born(1912-06-24)June 24, 1912
Van Lear, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 1996(1996-02-05) (aged 83)
Venice, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1932–1934Kentucky
Basketball
1932–1933Kentucky
Position(s)End (football)
Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1939Kentucky (assistant)
Basketball
1939–1940Kentucky (assistant)
Track and field
1938–1941Kentucky
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Joseph Frank Rupert (June 24, 1912 – February 5, 1996) was an American college football, basketball, and track and field athlete and coach at the University of Kentucky.[1] He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and after his sporting career was a chairman of the board of the Rupert-Hager-Cromwell-Agency in Ashland.[1]

University of Kentucky[edit]

Playing career[edit]

Prior to his career at the University of Kentucky, Rupert attended high school in Catlettsburg. He stood 6 feet 1 inches and weighed 180 pounds.[1]

Football[edit]

Rupert was a prominent end on the football team, selected All-Southern in 1932 by the coaches of the Alabama Crimson Tide.[2]

Coaching career[edit]

Rupert was head track coach and the assistant football and basketball coach for his from 1938 to 1941.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Joe Rupert".
  2. ^ "Alabama Coaches Select 12-Player All-Southern". The Tuscaloosa News. November 18, 1932.
  3. ^ "Kentucky Freshmen & JV Teams - 1930's".