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[...]... measure ofthe success ofthefootball program In this study, the results of games are cited to provide a quantitative basis for the more important themes ofZuppke s impact on players, spectators, the university community andthe public Zuppke, the “Dutch Master”at the University of Illinois, was a leading footballcoach in the first half ofthe twentieth century This was a period of nationwide changes... should possess He praised the spirit at Illinoisand invited strong young men to try out for the team Thefootball captain hailed a new era in Illini football due to the persistency and dogged determination ofthe new coachandthe willingness ofthe men to be driven.”3 TheIllinois schedule would require fight and determination to overcome a lack of weight and speed The university’s football record since... factor in the creation ofthe National Collegiate Athletic Association and expediting the development and standardization ofthe rules ofthe game It was Zuppke s good fortune that he began his coaching career in 1906 when the Western Conference began implementing its new reform rules From 1905 to 1910, the rules for intercollegiate football were revised to open up the game by expanding the use ofthe forward... zero The weather slowed the train andthe engine broke down a hundred miles west of Minneapolis The team spent five hours in their cars until a relief engine brought them to the Twin Cities The tired party reached Chicago at 3 A.M on January 5 Zuppke lauded the team, which gave him credit for the wins The long season ended with a football banquet at the Parkside Hotel and a theater party.8 14 Bob Zuppke. .. 1913, the Board of Trustees included nine elected members and three ex of cio members — the governor, the superintendent of public instruction andthe director of agriculture The statewide election of trustees and a system of county and legislative scholarships confirmed the university’s position as the people’s institution of higher learning The Alumni Association’s direct involvement with both the Board... eligibility and scheduled competitions It became known as the Western Conference and, later, with the addition of George Huff, theIllinois athletic director who hired Zuppkeand organized the Coaching School, 1912 Courtesy University ofIllinois Archives 3 Higher Education andFootball in 1913 21 Indiana and Iowa in 1899 and Ohio State in 1912, as the Big Ten By 1903, football was a well-established part of. .. football team known as the North Side Apaches In the warm summer months of 1903, Zuppkeand Chris Steinmetz played baseball and swam in the Milwaukee River and Okauchee Lake They also dined occasionally on beer, rye bread and limburger cheese At theZuppke house, these refreshments were consumed in the woodshed, as Bob s mother did not like the limburger odor.7 With the money earned from teaching and. .. and announcements of awards and honors In 1912, theIllinois Alumni Association began publication ofthe Alumni Quarterly and Fortnightly News, which had statewide circulation and excellent coverage of academic, alumni and sports affairs.7 The popularity and expense of intercollegiate sports created a demand for professional supervision On March 23, 1901, the deans serving on theIllinois Council of. .. been outstanding football players and were often alumni ofthe institutions where they coached They usually had coaching experience at other colleges Zuppke had a impressive record as a high school coachand seven years of experience in classroom teaching of academic subjects in addition to physical education.9 4 Zuppke Installs the System As a normal school graduate and high school teacher, Zuppke was... any of Milwaukee’s many German societies and said “where you fare well, that is your fatherland.” Art, music and poetry were part ofthe atmosphere oftheZuppke home Robert regarded his mother as very kind and gentle, but described his father as a strict disciplinarian and a snarly idealist As an adult, he would draw upon both the idealistic perfectionism of his father andthe supportive compassion of . North Carolina 28640
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Bob Zuppke
The Life and Football Legacy
of the Illinois Coach
MAYNARD BRICHFORD
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson,. relation
to their abilities. Bob Zuppke coached high school and university teams that
played 287 games and won 187 of them. He earned the respect of rival coaches
and