Noble Earl "Nobe" Kizer Sr. (March 11, 1900 – June 13, 1940) was an

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and basketball player, football coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1930 to 1936. During his tenure as head coach, he won two

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titles and compiled a record of 42–13–3. Kizer was also the

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from 1933 until his death in 1940. From 1922 to 1924, Kizer played right guard at Notre Dame under Knute Rockne. In 1925, he became an assistant coach at Purdue under James Phelan and inherited the head coaching position upon Phelan's departure for the

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. Kizer served in the United States Marines Corps during

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. He died on June 13, 1940, in

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from a kidney ailment and high blood pressure.

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