Bob Odell (American football)

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Bob Odell
Biographical details
Born(1922-03-05)March 5, 1922
Corning, Iowa, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 2012(2012-12-15) (aged 90)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1941–1943 Penn
1946 Card-Pitt
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1947 Yale (assistant)
1948 Temple (assistant)
1949–1957 Wisconsin (line)
1958–1964 Buckell
1965–1970 Penn
1971–1986 Williams
Head coaching record
Overall75–49–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Lambert Cup (1960, 1964)
Awards
Maxwell Award (1943)
2× Consensus All-American (1943, 1944)
First-team All-Eastern (1943)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1992 (profile)

Robert Harper Odell (March 5, 1922 – December 15, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He grew up in Sioux City, Iowa and was a multi-sport athlete at East High School. He played college football as a halfback for the Penn Quakers, where he won the Maxwell Award in 1943 and finished second in Heisman voting that same year. He was selected in the second round (15th overall) of the 1944 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but served in the United States Navy from 1944 through 1946. The Steelers offered Odell $8,000 to play in the 1946 season, however, his doctor recommended that he give up football due to a knee injury suffered while playing basketball. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

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Head coaching career

He was the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1970, and at Williams College from 1971 to 1986. With a record of 75–49–4 in 16 years as the head coach at Williams, Odell ranks third in career wins behind Dick Farley and Charlie Caldwell.

Death

He died of kidney disease in a nursing home in 2012. [1]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Bucknell Bison (Middle Atlantic Conference)(1958–1964)
1958 Bucknell 1–81–56th (University)
1959 Bucknell 4–53–34th (University)
1960 Bucknell 7–25–12nd (University)
1961 Bucknell 6–35–22nd (University)
1962 Bucknell 6–35–12nd (University)
1963 Bucknell 6–33–12nd (University)
1964 Bucknell 7–24–1T–2nd (University)
Bucknell:37–2626–14
Penn Quakers (Ivy League)(1965–1970)
1965 Penn 4–4–12–4–16th
1966 Penn 2–71–67th
1967 Penn 3–62–56th
1968 Penn 7–25–23rd
1969 Penn 4–52–5T–5th
1970 Penn 4–52–56th
Penn:24–29–114–27–1
Williams Ephs (Little Three Conference)(1971–1986)
1971 Williams7–12–01st
1972 Williams7–12–01st
1973 Williams6–22–01st
1974 Williams7–12–01st
1975 Williams7–0–12–01st
1976 Williams4–4
1977 Williams5–3
1978 Williams5–3
1979 Williams4–4
1980 Williams5–2–1
1981 Williams3–5
1982 Williams4–4
1983 Williams2–5–1
1984 Williams3–5
1985 Williams2–5–1
1986 Williams4–4
Williams:75–49–4
Total:136–104–5
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ Frank Fitzpatrick (October 22, 2012). "Bob Odell, 90; college football hall of famer starred at Penn". Philly.com. Retrieved December 24, 2012.


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