Noble Kizer

Noble Earl "Nobe" Kizer Sr. (March 11, 1900 – June 13, 1940) was an American football and basketball player, football coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1930 to 1936. During his tenure as head coach, he won two Big Ten Conference titles and compiled a record of 42–13–3. Kizer was also the athletic director from 1933 until his death in 1940.

Noble Kizer
Kizer pictured in Debris 1931, Purdue yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1900-03-11)March 11, 1900
near Plymouth, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1940(1940-06-13) (aged 40)
Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1924Notre Dame
Basketball
1924–1925Notre Dame
Position(s)Guard (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1929Purdue (assistant)
1930–1936Purdue
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1933–1940Purdue
Head coaching record
Overall42–13–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Big Ten (1931–1932)

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 University of Washington.

Kizer served in the United States Marines Corps during World War I.[1] He died on June 13, 1940, in Lafayette, Indiana from a kidney ailment and high blood pressure.[2]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1930–1936)
1930 Purdue 6–24–23rd
1931 Purdue 9–15–1T–1st
1932 Purdue 7–0–15–0–1T–1st
1933 Purdue 6–1–13–1–14th
1934 Purdue 5–33–14th
1935 Purdue 4–43–3T–3rd
1936 Purdue 5–2–13–1–1T–4th
Purdue: 42–13–326–9–3
Total:42–13–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Noble Kizer, Purdue U.'s Athletic Director, Dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. June 14, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Noble Kizer Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. June 14, 1940. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
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