Chester Allen Wynne (November 23, 1898 – July 17, 1967) was an

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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Midland College–now known as Midland University–in Fremont, Nebraska (1922),

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(1923–1929),

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(1930–1933), and the

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(1934–1937), compiling a career

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record of 81–60–9. Wynne was born in Long Island, Kansas. He played fullback at the

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from 1919 to 1921 and professionally for the Rochester Jeffersons of the

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(NFL) in 1922. Wynne was also an

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n hurdler for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish track and field team, finishing 5th in the 220 yards hurdles at the inaugural 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships. At Auburn, Wynne tallied a 22–15–2 record, including a 9–0–1 mark in 1932, when his team won the

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title. He then coached at the Kentucky where he compiled a 20–19 record At Kentucky, he also served as

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from 1933 to 1938. Wynne died on July 17, 1967, at West Suburban Hospital in

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Head coaching record

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* * 1898 births 1967 deaths American football fullbacks Auburn Tigers athletic directors Auburn Tigers football coaches Creighton Bluejays football coaches Kentucky Wildcats athletic directors Kentucky Wildcats football coaches Midland Warriors football coaches Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's track and field athletes Rochester Jeffersons players People from Phillips County, Kansas Coaches of American football from Kansas Players of American football from Kansas Track and field athletes from Kansas American male hurdlers Long stubs with short prose {{1930s-collegefootball-coach-stub