Joe Rupert

Joe Rupert
Sport(s) football, basketball
Biographical details
Born (1912-06-24)June 24, 1912
Van Lear, Kentucky
Died February 5, 1996(1996-02-05) (aged 83)
Venice, Florida
Alma mater University of Kentucky
Playing career
1932–1934 Kentucky
Position(s) End, Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1939 Kentucky (assistant)
Basketball
1939–1940 Kentucky (assistant)
Track
1938–1941 Kentucky
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1932)

Joseph Frank "Joe" 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]

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

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Rupert_Joe.html
  2. ↑ "Alabama Coaches Select 12-Player All-Southern". The Tuscaloosa News. November 18, 1932.
  3. ↑ http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Freshmen/freshmen_1930s.html
  4. ↑ http://eris.uky.edu/catalog/xt7sf7664q86_4574_1


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