Harry Kipke College coach

Harry George Kipke (March 26, 1899 – September 14, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was the head football coach at Michigan State College in 1928 and at the University of Michigan from 1929 to 1937, compiling a career record of 49–30–5. During his nine-year tenure as head coach at Michigan, Kipke's teams compiled a 46–26–4 record, won four conference titles, and captured two national championships in 1932 and 1933. He is one of only three coaches, along with Fielding H. Yost and Bo Schembechler, in Michigan football history to direct teams to four consecutive conference championships. Kipke was also the head baseball coach at the University of Missouri for one season 1925 while he was an assistant football coach at the school. He was inducted into of the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1958.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Kipke Harry George; Kipke Harry G.
Birth date	March 26, 1899
Birth place	Lansing Michigan , Michigan Wolverines football
Date of death	September 14, 1972
Place of death	Michigan Wolverines football

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coached team	Michigan State Spartans football Michigan Wolverines football Missouri Tigers football Missouri Tigers baseball
overall record	49–30–5 (football) 9–8 (baseball)