Joe Rupert

Joseph Frank Rupert (June 24, 1912 – February 5, 1996) was an American college football, basketball, and track athlete and coach for the Kentucky Wildcats.[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]

Joe Rupert
Biographical details
Born(1912-06-24)June 24, 1912
Van Lear, Kentucky
DiedFebruary 5, 1996(1996-02-05) (aged 83)
Venice, Florida
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
Playing career
19321934Kentucky
Position(s)End, Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1939Kentucky (assistant)
Basketball
19391940Kentucky (assistant)
Track
19381941Kentucky
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1932)

University of Kentucky

Playing career

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

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

Rupert was head track coach and the assistant football and basketball coach for his from 1938 to 1941.[3][4]

References


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