Milt Piepul
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | September 14, 1918 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Died: | March 19, 1994 (aged 75) Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Enfield (CT) |
| College: | Notre Dame |
| Position: | Fullback |
| NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 11 / pick: 95 |
| Career history | |
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Milton John Piepul (September 14, 1918 – March 19, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. He was selected as a second-team fullback on the 1939 College Football All-America Team and a third-team player on the 1940 team.[1] He was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the 95th pick in the 1941 NFL draft and played for the Lions during the 1941 NFL season.[2] Piepul served as the head football coach at American International College from 1971 to 1975 and as the school's athletic director from 1971 to 1986. Previously he was an assistant football coach at Dartmouth College, Brown University, and the College of the Holy Cross.[3]
References
- ^ "U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. November 29, 1939.
- ^ "Milt Piepul". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "New Grid Coach". Naugatuck Daily News. Naugatuck, Connecticut. February 6, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved May 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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- 1918 births
- 1994 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- American International Yellow Jackets athletic directors
- American International Yellow Jackets football coaches
- Brown Bears football coaches
- Dartmouth Big Green football coaches
- Detroit Lions players
- Holy Cross Crusaders football coaches
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Sportspeople from Springfield, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Massachusetts