Noble Kizer

Noble Kizer
	Kizer pictured in Debris 1931, Purdue yearbook
Biographical details
Born	March 11, 1900; near Plymouth, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 13, 1940 (aged 40); Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1924	Notre Dame
Basketball
1924–1925	Notre Dame
Position(s)	Guard (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1929	Purdue (assistant)
1930–1936	Purdue
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1933–1940	Purdue
Head coaching record
Overall	42–13–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As coach: 2 Big Ten (1931–1932); As player: National (1924);

Noble Earl "Nobe" Kizer Sr. (March 11, 1900 – June 13, 1940) was an American football and basketball player, football coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1930 to 1936. During his tenure as head coach, he won two Big Ten Conference titles and compiled a record of 42–13–3. Kizer was also the athletic director from 1933 until his death in 1940.

From 1922 to 1924, Kizer played right guard at Notre Dame under Knute Rockne. In 1925, he became an assistant coach at Purdue under James Phelan and inherited the head coaching position upon Phelan's departure for the University of Washington.

Kizer served in the United States Marines Corps during World War I.^[1] He died on June 13, 1940, in Lafayette, Indiana from a kidney ailment and high blood pressure.^[2]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1930–1936)
1930	Purdue	6–2	4–2	3rd
1931	Purdue	9–1	5–1	T–1st
1932	Purdue	7–0–1	5–0–1	T–1st
1933	Purdue	6–1–1	3–1–1	4th
1934	Purdue	5–3	3–1	4th
1935	Purdue	4–4	3–3	T–3rd
1936	Purdue	5–2–1	3–1–1	T–4th
Purdue:		42–13–3	26–9–3
Total:		42–13–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ "Noble Kizer, Purdue U.'s Athletic Director, Dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. June 14, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Noble Kizer Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. June 14, 1940. Retrieved November 1, 2011.

External links[edit]

Noble Kizer at Find a Grave

[1] "Noble Kizer, Purdue U.'s Athletic Director, Dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. June 14, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "Noble Kizer Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. June 14, 1940. Retrieved November 1, 2011.

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