George Chaump (April 28, 1936 – May 19, 2019) was an

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player and coach. He served as head coach at

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(1982–1985),

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(1986–1989), and the

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(1990–1994), compiling a career college football record of 71–73–2. In 1987, Chaump led his

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squad to the

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Coaching career

Chaump's football head coaching career began in 1961 at Shamokin High School in Pennsylvania, followed by six seasons at John Harris High School, where his teams went 58–4 in those six seasons. In 1968, he joined the staff as an assistant coach with

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under

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, for whom he coached 11 seasons from 1968 to 1978. This stretch was followed by three years (1979–1981) as an assistant coach in the

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with the

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under coach John McKay, with the team compiling an overall record of 24–23–1. He left the NFL and served for four seasons as head coach at

from 1982 to 1985, compiling a record of 24-16-1. From 1986 to 1989, Chaump coached at Marshall, where he compiled a 33–16–1 record. This record includes back-to-back 10-win seasons in 1987 and 1988. From 1990 to 1994, he coached at Navy, where he compiled a 14–41 record. After leaving Navy, Chaump returned to coaching at

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in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1997. He coached the school to a 57–14 record through the 2002 season before taking over the head coaching duties at Harrisburg High School prior to the 2003 season. Chaump's tenure at Harrisburg ended in 2010. For two seasons (2011 and 2012), Chaump then served as head coach of the Central Dauphin East High School football team, posting an 8–13 record. In 23 years as a high school coach, Chaump's record was 190–66.

Death

Chaump died on May 19, 2019.

Head coaching record

College

References

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