John Rhodes (coach)

John Rupert "Choppy" Rhodes (February 6, 1903 – May 24, 1951) was an American football and baseball player, track athlete, coach of football and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1930 to 1932, compiling a record of 10–15–2. He was also Wyoming's athletic director at the time. Rhodes played football and baseball and ran track at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was the head baseball coach at his alma mater, Nebraska, from 1929 to 1930, tallying a mark of 21–12–1.

John Rhodes
Biographical details
Born(1903-02-06)February 6, 1903
Nebraska, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 1951(1951-05-24) (aged 48)
Spalding, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1925Nebraska
Baseball
1924–1925Nebraska
Position(s)Halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1927Nebraska (freshmen)
1928Nebraska (backs)
1929Nebraska (freshmen)
1930–1932Wyoming
1938Blair HS (NE)
1939St. Louis Gunners
1941–1942Blair HS (NE)
Baseball
1929–1930Nebraska
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1933Wyoming
Head coaching record
Overall10–15–2 (college football)
21–12–1 (college baseball)

Rhodes was a native of Ansley, Nebraska. He coached high school football at the Blair High School in Blair, Nebraska in 1938, 1941, and 1942.[1] Rhodes died of a heart ailment on May 24, 1951, at his home in Spalding, Nebraska.[2]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Wyoming Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1930–1932)
1930 Wyoming 2–5–11–5–110th
1931 Wyoming 6–43–2T–4th
1932 Wyoming 2–6–11–4–19th
Wyoming: 10–15–25–11–2
Total:10–15–2

References
  1. "1998 Hall of Fame Inductee: John "Choppy" Rhodes". Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  2. "Ex-Husker Grid Star 'Choppy' Rhodes Dies". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. May 26, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved January 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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