Joseph Frank Rupert (June 24, 1912 – February 5, 1996) was an American college football,

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, and

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete and coach at the

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. He was a Navy veteran of

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, and after his sporting career was a chairman of the board of the Rupert-Hager-Cromwell-Agency in Ashland.

University of Kentucky

Playing career

Prior to his career at the

, Rupert attended high school in Catlettsburg. He stood 6 feet 1 inches and weighed 180 pounds.

Football

Rupert was a prominent end on the football team, selected All-Southern in 1932 by the coaches of the

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Coaching career

Rupert was head track coach and the assistant football and basketball coach for his from 1938 to 1941.

References

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