Rip Engle
Sport	Football
Born	March 26, 1906(1906-03-26)
Place of birth	Elk Lick, Pennsylvania
Died	March 7, 1983 (aged 76)
Place of death	Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Career highlights
Overall	132-68-8
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Playing career
1929	Western Maryland
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1944 - 1949 1950 - 1965	Brown University Penn State University
College Football Hall of Fame, 1973 (Bio)

Charles A. "Rip" Engle (March 26, 1906 – March 7, 1983) was a head football coach at Brown University and Penn State. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973. Engle was born in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Contents 1 Career 2 Quotations 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Career

Engle's coaching record from 1944 to 1965, including stints at Brown University and Penn State, was 132-68-8. He played football at Western Maryland College, reportedly in the first game he ever saw.

Under the leadership of Rip Engle at Brown, Joe Paterno developed as a capable quarterback and a skillful leader. After graduating in 1950, Paterno joined Engle at Penn State as an assistant coach. Upon Engle's retirement in 1965, Paterno was named coach of the Nittany Lions for the 1966 season. Engle's best season at Penn State was in 1962 when the Lions went 9-2, were ranked 9th in the country, and played in the Gator Bowl. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

Engle developed a game called Angleball as a way for his players to maintain physical fitness in the off-season.

[edit] Quotations

“	A team that defeats a far inferior team has accomplished nothing.	„

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[edit] See also

• List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association
• Penn State Nittany Lions football under Rip Engle

[edit] External links

• College Football Hall of Fame bio

Preceded by J.N. Stanley	Brown University Head Football Coach 1944-1949	Succeeded by G.G. Zitrides
Preceded by Joe Bedenk	Penn State Nittany Lions Head Football Coach 1950-1965	Succeeded by Joe Paterno
Preceded by Abe Martin	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award 1969	Succeeded by Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf

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