John Rupert "Choppy" Rhodes (February 6, 1903 – May 24, 1951) was an

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and

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player, track athlete, coach of football and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1930 to 1932, compiling a record of 10–15–2. He was also Wyoming's

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at the time. Rhodes played football and baseball and ran track at the

University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the M ...

. He was the head baseball coach at his alma mater, Nebraska, from 1929 to 1930, tallying a mark of 21–12–1. Rhodes was a native of

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. He coached

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at the Blair High School in

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in 1938, 1941, and 1942. Rhodes died of a heart ailment on May 24, 1951, at his home in

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Head coaching record

College football

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