Bob Odell (American football)
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1922–2012)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Bob Odell
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|3|5}}
| birth_place = Corning, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|12|15|1922|3|5}}
| death_place = King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1941–1943
| player_team1 = Penn
| player_years2 = 1946
| player_team2 = Card-Pitt
| player_positions = Halfback
| coach_years1 = 1946–1947
| coach_team1 = Yale (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1948
| coach_team2 = Temple (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1949–1957
| coach_team3 = Wisconsin (line)
| coach_years4 = 1958–1964
| coach_team4 = Buckell
| coach_years5 = 1965–1970
| coach_team5 = Penn
| coach_years6 = 1971–1986
| coach_team6 = Williams
| overall_record = 75–49–4
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = 2 Lambert Cup (1960, 1964)
| awards = Maxwell Award (1943)
2× Consensus All-American (1943, 1944)
First-team All-Eastern (1943)
| coaching_records =
| CFBHOF_year = 1992
| CFBHOF_id = 1699
}}
Robert Harper Odell (March 5, 1922 – December 15, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a halfback for the Penn Quakers, where he won the Maxwell Award in 1943. He was selected in the second round (15th overall) of the 1944 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but served in the United States Navy from 1944 through 1946. The Steelers offered Odell $8,000 to play in the 1946 season, however, his doctor recommended that he give up football due to a knee injury suffered while playing basketball. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
Head coaching career
He was the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1970, and at Williams College from 1971 to 1986. With a record of 75–49–4 in 16 years as the head coach at Williams, Odell ranks third in career wins behind Dick Farley and Charlie Caldwell.
Death
He died of kidney disease in a nursing home in 2012.{{cite web|author=Frank Fitzpatrick |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/penn/20121223_Bob_Odell__90__college_football_hall_of_famer_starred_at_Penn.html |title=Bob Odell, 90; college football hall of famer starred at Penn |publisher=Philly.com |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=December 24, 2012}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Bucknell Bison
| conf = Middle Atlantic Conference
| startyear = 1958
| endyear = 1964
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1958
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 6th (University)
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| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1959
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = 4th (University)
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| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1960
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 2nd (University)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1961
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 2nd (University)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1962
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 2nd (University)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1963
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 2nd (University)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1964
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = T–2nd (University)
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 37–26
| confrecord = 26–14
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Penn Quakers
| conf = Ivy League
| startyear = 1965
| endyear = 1970
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1965
| name = Penn
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 2–4–1
| confstanding = 6th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1966
| name = Penn
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 7th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1967
| name = Penn
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1968
| name = Penn
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1969
| name = Penn
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–5th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1970
| name = Penn
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Penn
| overall = 24–29–1
| confrecord = 14–27–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Williams Ephs
| conf = Little Three Conference
| startyear = 1971
| endyear = 1986
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1971
| name = Williams
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1972
| name = Williams
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1973
| name = Williams
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1974
| name = Williams
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1975
| name = Williams
| overall = 7–0–1
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1976
| name = Williams
| overall = 4–4
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1977
| name = Williams
| overall = 5–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1978
| name = Williams
| overall = 5–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1979
| name = Williams
| overall = 4–4
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1980
| name = Williams
| overall = 5–2–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1981
| name = Williams
| overall = 3–5
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1982
| name = Williams
| overall = 4–4
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1983
| name = Williams
| overall = 2–5–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1984
| name = Williams
| overall = 3–5
| conference =
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1985
| name = Williams
| overall = 2–5–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = Williams
| overall = 4–4
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Williams
| overall = 75–49–4
| confrecord =
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 136–104–5
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
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References
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External links
- {{College Football HoF|1699}}
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