Rudy Ruppe
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North Bend, Oregon, U.S.
Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S.
 Ruppe in 1948 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1925 North Bend, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 1976 (aged 51) Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1949 | Oregon State |
| Positions | Quarterback, end, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1952–1967 | Reedsport HS (OR) |
| Basketball | |
| 1957–1958 | Reedsport HS (OR) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1958–1968 | Reedsport HS (OR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 77–61–4 (football) 11–10 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football Oregon A-2 (1956) | |
Rudolph Robert Ruppe (April 13, 1925 – October 6, 1976) was an American college football player and high school sports coach and administrator. He was the starting quarterback at Oregon State College—now known as Oregon State University—in the late 1940s. A longtime coach and the first athletic director at Reedsport Union High School, Ruppe is the namesake of the Reedsport High School football field.
Ruppe was born April 13, 1925. He attended North Bend High School, where he distinguished himself as an athlete, being regarded as among the best football players in the history of the school.[1] Ruppe graduated from North Bend High in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Navy to serve during World War II.[2] He remained in uniform for two years.[2]
After the war, Ruppe enrolled at Oregon State College in Corvallis, Oregon, originally on a basketball scholarship.[3] His best sport proved to be football, however, as he became a four-year football letterman for OSC.[2] Ruppespent time as an end and as a single-wing quarterback (blocking back) on offense and at linebacker on the defensive side of the ball.[2]