Researching Bob Cope
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The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
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Bob Cope
Bob Cope (November 6, 1936 – August 3, 1997) was an American football coach. In a 32-year career, he served as assistant coach at Vanderbilt, SMU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Purdue, Pacific, USC, Baylor, and Kansas State. During his career, he coached 23 nationally ranked defenses and participated in eight bowl games.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he played college football at Carson–Newman College, and was induced posthumously into the Carson–Newman Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.
Cope was an assistant coach at University of Pacific for Chester Caddas in the early 1970s. His only stint as head coach came at Pacific (1983–1988), where he had a 22–46 record.
Cope was diagnosed with cancer in September 1996. He died at Mercy Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas.
Source: Bob Cope, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBob Cope (basketball)
Robert D. Cope (July 17, 1928 – November 28, 2001) was an American college basketball player and coach from the University of Montana.
Cope grew up in Missoula, Montana. a 6'3" center, he played for Missoula County High School, where he led the team to the 1946 state title. He opted to stay close to home, attending the University of Montana and playing basketball from 1946 to 1950. Cope was an excellent scorer, finishing his career with 1,808 points and earning third-team All-American honors from the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1948.
Cope later turned to coaching, first at Southwestern College in California, until he resigned due to illness. He then moved to his alma mater, first as an assistant for five seasons, then as head coach from 1968 to 1970. He compiled a record of 13–34 in the two seasons. Cope died in Missoula on November 28, 2001.
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