Harry Joseph Jacoby (September 2, 1910 – November 9, 1993) was an

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and

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coach and athletics administrator. He served as the third head football coach at Boise Junior College—now

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—coaching in five seasons. His first tenure lasted from 1938 through the first four games of 1941, when he was called by the

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for active duty at Fort Warren, Wyoming. The final three games in 1941 were coached by George "Stub" Allison, who also took over athletic director duties. After

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ended, Jacoby resumed coaching duties for the Broncos in 1946. He compiled an overall record of 14–15–2. Jacoby was also the head basketball coach at Boise Junior College for two seasons, from 1939–40 to 1940–41, tallying a mark of 24–21. A native of

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, Jacoby played

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at the

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. He coached at

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and then returned to Idaho as an assistant to

Ted Bank Theodore Paul Bank (December 13, 1897 – June 3, 1986) was an American college football player, coach, and Bank was a starting quarterback for Fielding Yost's 1920 and 1921 Wolverine football teams. He graduated from the university in 1923 ...

Head coaching record

Football

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