Earl Abell
American football head coach
1892 – 1956
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Who was Earl Abell?
Earl C. "Tuffy" Abell was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a tackle at Colgate University. He later returned to Colgate as an assistant coach in 1925, and took over the head coaching job in 1928. He spent the 1929 and 1930 football seasons as head coach of the University of Virginia Cavaliers football team. He attended Portage High School in Portage, Wisconsin. Abell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as player in 1973.
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- Born
- May 29, 1892
Portage - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Wisconsin
- Died
- May 26, 1956
Pardeeville
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on July 23, 2013
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