Rome Rankin
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 11, 1900 |
| Died | June 1981 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Kentucky (Ph.D., 1947) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1942 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1945–1946 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1947 | Maine (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1943 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1943–1944 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1944–1946 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1949–1954 | Maine |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1951–1966 | Maine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–24–6 (football) 173–106 (basketball) |
Rome Rankin (August 11, 1900 – June 1981)[1] was an American football and basketball coach.
He served as the head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University from 1935 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1946.[2] He was also the school's head men's basketball coach from 1935 to 1943 and from 1944 to 1946.[3]