Cradle of Coaches

Bob Kappes

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  • Custom2 Kappes played football at Miami from 1946 to 1949, competing under coaching legends Sid Gillman, George Blackburn, and Woody Hayes. He helped Miami win its first Mid-American Conference championship in 1948. After graduation, he began his coaching career at Western Hills High School as an assistant football coach. In 1958, he joined Ohio University, where he spent the rest of his career. As a longtime assistant, he helped the Bobcats win a share of four MAC titles in 1960, 1963, 1967, and 1968, and appear in two bowl games, the Sun Bowl in 1962 and the Tangerine Bowl in 1968. He also served as Ohio’s interim head coach in 1978. Over his 36-year career at Ohio, his teams earned 150 victories and 15 winning seasons.

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