Bob Kappes
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1946–1949 | Miami (OH) |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1957 | Western Hills HS (OH) |
| 1958–1977 | Ohio (assistant) |
| 1978 | Ohio (interim HC) |
| 1979–? | Ohio (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–8 (college) |
Bob Kappes is a former American football player and coach.[1] He served as the interim head football coach at Ohio University for one season, in 1978, compiling a record of 3–8.[2] Kappes played college football at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio under head coaches Woody Hayes and Sid Gillman.[3] After graduating from Miami in 1950, Kappes became the head football coach that fall at Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He remained there until 1958, when he was hired as an assistant football coach at Ohio University.[4] Kappes is the father of Stephen Kappes, the former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (1978) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Ohio | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Ohio: | 3–8 | 3–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–8 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Bob Kappes". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ohio Bobcats Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio Bobcats football. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "1985 Miami Athletics Hall of Fame". Miami RedHawks. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Post Left—By Bob Cappes—West Hi Grid Boss Goes To Ohio University As Line Mentor". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. February 16, 1958. p. 60. Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "CIA's possible No. 2 man attended Athens High and Ohio University". The Athens News. May 11, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
