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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1908 Grow Township, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1975 (aged 66) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1931 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Guard, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1936 | Albright |
| 1938–1945 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 1946 | Syracuse |
| 1947–1953 | Michigan State |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1937 | Albright |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1954–1971 | Michigan State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 71–16–3 (football) 9–9 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 National (1951, 1952) 1 Big Ten (1953) | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1959 (profile) | |
Clarence Lester "Biggie" Munn (September 11, 1908 – March 18, 1975) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at Albright College (1935–1936), Syracuse University (1946), and most notably Michigan State College (1947–1953), where his 1952 squad won a national championship. Munn retired from coaching in 1953 to assume duties as Michigan State's athletic director, a position he held until 1971. Each year, the Michigan State Spartans football team hands out the "Biggie Munn Award" to the team's most motivational player. Michigan State's Munn Ice Arena, built in 1974, is named in his honor. Munn was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1959, and, in 1961, he became Michigan State's first inductee into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. He authored the coaching textbook Michigan State Multiple Offense in 1953.