Bob Ingalls
Donald Robert Ingalls (January 17, 1919 – April 8, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Michigan and was chosen by conference coaches as a second-team player on the Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team in 1940.[1] He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 18th round of the 1942 NFL Draft and played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Packers for one season, in 1942.[2] Ingalls served as an assistant football coach at Nebraska in the 1940s. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1952 to 1963, compiling a record of 49–54–3. He died on April 8, 1970 at Windham Community Hospital in Willimantic, Connecticut.[3]
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 17, 1919 Marblehead, Massachusetts | ||||||||
| Died: | April 8, 1970 (aged 51) Willimantic, Connecticut | ||||||||
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| High school: | Marblehead (Marblehead, Massachusetts) Kiski (Saltsburg, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1942 / Round: 18 / Pick: 169 | ||||||||
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Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Connecticut Huskies (Yankee Conference) (1952–1963) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Connecticut | 5–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Connecticut | 3–4–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Connecticut | 1–8 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1955 | Connecticut | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Connecticut | 6–2–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1957 | Connecticut | 5–4–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1958 | Connecticut | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1959 | Connecticut | 6–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Connecticut | 5–4 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1961 | Connecticut | 2–7 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1962 | Connecticut | 3–6 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1963 | Connecticut | 2–6 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| Connecticut: | 49–54–3 | 29–16–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 49–54–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Earl Hilligan (November 24, 1940). "Harmon and Evashevski Repeat on AP's All-Big Ten: Michigan Stars Named for Third Year in a Row". St. Petersburg Times (AP story). p. 12.
- "Bob Ingalls Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- "Robert Ingalls, 51, Connecticut Coach" (PDF). The New York Times. April 9, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Bob Ingalls at Find a Grave