Rufus Gilbert

Rufus Gilbert
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born 1885
Died 1962
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905 Kalamazoo
1907–1908 Kalamazoo
c. 1911 Bradley
1915 Rose Polytechnic
1917–1920 Rose Polytechnic
Basketball
1913–1921 Rose Polytechnic
Head coaching record
Overall 20–39–2 (football, excluding Bradley)
39–67 (basketball)

Rufus W. Gilbert (1885–1962) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kalamazoo College (1905, 1907–1908), at Bradley Polytechnic Institutenow Bradley University (c. 1911), and at Rose Polytechnic Institutenow Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology (1915, 1917–1920). Gilbert was also the head basketball coach at Rose Polytechnic from 1913 to 1921, tallying a mark of 39–67. His son, Louis, played college football at the University of Michigan from 1925 to 1927.

Coaching career

Gilbert was the head football coach for the Kalamazoo Hornets located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for three seasons, first in 1905 and then again for 1907 and 1908.[1] His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 5191.

See also

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Rufus W. Gilbert Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 2, 2010.


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