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Elmer Ripley
Elmer Ripley (College basketball. Born, Staten Island, NY, July 21, 1891; died, Staten Island, NY, Apr. 29, 1982.) Despite never having played a single college game, Elmer Horton Ripley coached basketball at six colleges for a total of 28 seasons. Ripley coached Wagner, Yale, Columbia, and Army as well as Notre Dame (1945-46) and Georgetown […]
Walt Michaels
Walt Michaels (Pro football. Born, Swoyersville, PA, Oct. 16, 1929.) For 17 seasons from 1963 through 1982, Walter Michaels was a coach with the Jets. Michaels was hired by Weeb Ewbank as an assistant and served 10 seasons (1963-72). After a brief hiatus with Philadelphia (1973-75), he returned as an assistant under Lou Holtz. When Holtz […]
