Biographical details | |
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Born | Beach City, Ohio, U.S. | August 4, 1898
Died | November 11, 1963 Albion, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 65)
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1920 | Mount Union |
Basketball | |
c. 1920 | Mount Union |
Baseball | |
c. 1920 | Mount Union |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1923–1935 | Adrian |
1936–1946 | Albion |
Basketball | |
1923–1936 | Adrian |
Baseball | |
1924–1929 | Adrian |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 91–85–12 (football) 130–122 (basketball) 24–40–1 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 6 Michigan-Ontario (1930–1935) 2 MIAA (1939–1940) | |
Dale Reese Sprankle (August 4, 1898 – November 11, 1963) was an American sports coach and athletic director at both Adrian College and Albion College in Michigan. Over the course of his 35-year career, Sprankle won 23 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference championships in four sports, making him one of the winningest coaches in that conference's history.