biography
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Zuppke, Bob
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popular name of Robert Carl Zuppke
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pronunciation:
[zupkee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1879–1957)
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| biography:
| Coach of American football, born in Berlin, Germany. He emigrated with his family to Milwaukee in 1881. Although a football sub in high school and the University of Wisconsin, he became a successful high-school coach. He coached the University of Illinois (1913–41) to four national championships and seven Western Conference titles, and developed many great players, including ‘Red’ Grange. |
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