Bob Odell (American football)

Robert Harper Odell (March 5, 1922 – December 15, 2012) was an American football player who, as a college senior at the University of Pennsylvania, won the Maxwell Award in 1943. In 1944 he was drafted in the second round (15th overall) by the Chicago-Pittsburgh Cardinals-Steelers but served in the United States Navy from 1944 through 1946. The Pittsburgh Steelers offered Odell $8,000 to play for the 1946 season. However, his doctor recommended that he give up football due to a knee injury suffered while playing basketball. He was the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1960s and at Williams College from 1971 to 1986. With a record of 75–49–4 in 16 years as the head coach at Williams, Odell ranks third in career wins behind Dick Farley and Charlie Caldwell. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Bob Odell
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Born:(1922-03-05)March 5, 1922
Corning, Iowa
Died:December 15, 2012(2012-12-15) (aged 90)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Career information
High school:East High School (Sioux City, Iowa)
College:Penn
NFL Draft:1944 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15
Career history
As player:
As coach:
  • Yale (1946–1947) (assistant coach)
  • Temple (1948) (assistant coach)
  • Wisconsin (1949–1957) (line coach)
  • Buckell (1958–1964) (head coach)
  • Penn (1965–1970) (head coach)
  • Williams (1971–1986) (head coach)
Career highlights and awards

He died of kidney disease in a nursing home in 2012.[1]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Bucknell Bison (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1964)
1958 Bucknell 1–81–56th (University)
1959 Bucknell 4–53–34th (University)
1960 Bucknell 7–25–12nd (University)
1961 Bucknell 6–35–22nd (University)
1962 Bucknell 6–35–12nd (University)
1963 Bucknell 6–33–12nd (University)
1964 Bucknell 7–24–1T–2nd (University)
Bucknell: 37–2626–14
Penn Quakers (Ivy League) (1965–1970)
1965 Penn 4–4–12–4–16th
1966 Penn 2–71–67th
1967 Penn 3–62–56th
1968 Penn 7–25–23rd
1969 Penn 4–52–5T–5th
1970 Penn 4–52–56th
Penn: 24–29–114–27–1
Williams Ephs (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (1971–1986)
1971 Williams 7–1
1972 Williams 7–1
1973 Williams 6–2
1974 Williams 7–1
1975 Williams 7–0–1
1976 Williams 4–4
1977 Williams 5–3
1978 Williams 5–3
1979 Williams 4–4
1980 Williams 5–2–1
1981 Williams 3–5
1982 Williams 4–4
1983 Williams 2–5–1
1984 Williams 3–5
1985 Williams 2–5–1
1986 Williams 4–4
Williams: 75–49–4
Total:136–104–5

References
  1. Frank Fitzpatrick (October 22, 2012). "Bob Odell, 90; college football hall of famer starred at Penn". Philly.com. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
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