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Bowling Green is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War. As of the 2020 census, its population of 72,294 made it the third-most-populous city in the state after Louisville and Lexington; its metropolitan area, which is the fourth largest in the state after Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky, had an estimated population of 179,240; and the combined statistical area it shares with Glasgow has an estimated population of 233,560.
A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high school level, turning out primary school teachers. Many such schools are now called teacher training colleges or teachers' colleges, but in Mexico, continue to be called normal schools, with student-teachers being known as normalistas. Many schools currently require a high school diploma for entry, and may be part of a comprehensive university. Normal schools in the United States, Canada, and Argentina trained teachers for primary schools, while in Europe, the equivalent colleges typically educated teachers for primary schools and later extended their curricula to also cover secondary schools.
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, and Owensboro. The main campus, which has been undergoing expansion and renovation since the 1990s, sits atop a hill overlooking the Barren River valley.
Harry G. Gamage was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and at the University of South Dakota from 1934 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1955, compiling a career college football record of 114–92–12.
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Chester C. Dillon was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dakota Wesleyan University (1915–1916), Simpson College (1916–1917), Howard College in Homewood, Alabama—now known as Samford University, Oshkosh State Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1920), Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky (1929–1930), and Jacksonville State Teachers College—now known as Jacksonville State University. Dillon was born on January 14, 1887, in Normal, Illinois. He died on October 11, 1972.
The 1916 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–1 record and outscored their opponents, 389 to 38. The 389 points scored by the 1916 team was the highest single season point total for a Western Michigan football team until the 2011 team scored 459 points. Quarterback Scott Burke was the 1916 team captain.
The 1922 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in the 1922 college football season. They were coached by legendary basketball coach Edgar Diddle in his first year as football coach. His team set a school record for wins that would not be matched for 30 years and not broken until 1963.
The 1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in the 1928 college football season. They were coached by legendary basketball coach Edgar Diddle in his last season as football coach. This team defeated all other Kentucky teams on its schedule and claimed to be state champions. Turner Elrod, Paul Taylor, and Lynn Williams were named to the All Kentucky Team.
The 1913 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School as an independent during the 1913 college football season. They were led by head coaches M. A. Leiper and Roy C. Manchester.
The 1914 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School as an independent during the 1914 college football season. They were led by head coach J. L. Arthur.
The 1915 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School as an independent during the 1915 college football season. They were led by head coach J. L. Arthur.
The 1920 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School as an independent during the 1920 college football season. They were led by head coach L. T. Smith.
The 1921 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School as an independent during the 1921 college football season. They were led by head coach L. T. Smith.
The 1923 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in the 1923 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his second year.
The 1924 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in the 1924 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his third year.
The 1925 Western Kentucky State Normal football team representedWestern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his fourth year.
The 1926 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1926 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his fifth year.
The 1927 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1927 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his sixth year.
The 1929 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in the 1929 college football season. They were coached by Carl Anderson in his first season.
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