Ed Kubale
| File:Ed Kubale.jpg Kubale, c. 1921 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1899 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 1971 (aged 71) Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1923 | Centre |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1925–1928 | TCU (line) |
| 1929–1937 | Centre |
| 1938–1941 | Southwestern (TN) |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Tigers |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1929–1938 | Centre |
| 1938–1942 | Southwestern (TN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 67–47–8 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
2 KIAC (1936–1937) 2 Dixie (1938–1939) | |
| Awards | |
| All-American Honorable Mention (1922) 2× All-Southern (1921, 1923) | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Edwin C. Kubale (November 22, 1899 – February 4, 1971) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1928 to 1937 and Southwestern Presbyterian University—now known as Rhodes College—in Memphis, Tennessee from 1938 to 1941, compiling a career headcoaching record of 67–47–8. Kubale played college football at the Center position at Centre.
Centre College
[edit | edit source]Kubale came to Centre College from Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he played for coach Frank Bridges. Kubale played center for the Centre Praying Colonels. He replaced All-American Red Weaver at the center position in 1921, the same year that Centre upset Harvard 6 to 0.[1] Walter Camp gave him honorable mention All-America in 1922.[2] Kubale was captain of the 1923 team.[3] He was twice selected All-Southern.[4] Kubale wore number 8.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Kubale coached in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1944 season for the Brooklyn Tigers. During his time with the Tigers he was a co-coach with Frank Bridges and Pete Cawthon.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]College
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Colonels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Centre | 5–3–1 | 4–0–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Centre | 7–3 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Centre Colonels (Dixie Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1935) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Centre | 8–2–1 | 1–1 / 5–1 | T–4th / 5th | |||||
| 1932 | Centre | 6–3 | 2–1 / 4–1 | T–3rd / T–7th | |||||
| 1933 | Centre | 7–3 | 2–0 / 3–1 | 2nd / T–8th | |||||
| 1934 | Centre | 5–5 | 1–1 / 4–1 | T–4th / T–6th | |||||
| 1935 | Centre | 1–7–1 | 0–0–1 / 1–1 | 10th / T–15th | |||||
| Centre Colonels (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1937) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Centre | 5–4 | 2–0 / 2–0 | T–1st / T–4th | |||||
| 1937 | Centre | 6–2–1 | 2–0 / 3–0 | 1st / T–3rd | |||||
| Centre: | 50–32–4 | ||||||||
| Southwestern Lynx (Dixie Conference) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Southwestern | 7–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Southwestern | 3–5–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1940 | Southwestern | 3–5–1 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1941 | Southwestern | 4–4–1 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| Southwestern: | 17–15–4 | 6–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 67–47–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
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- 1899 births
- 1971 deaths
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- Brooklyn Tigers coaches
- Centre Colonels athletic directors
- Centre Colonels football coaches
- Centre Colonels football players
- Rhodes Lynx athletic directors
- Rhodes Lynx football coaches
- TCU Horned Frogs football coaches
- All-Southern college football players
- Players of American football from Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Coaches of American football from Arkansas
- Players of American football from South Bend, Indiana
- 20th-century American sportsmen