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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 18, 1874 Zachotín, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | August 10, 1955 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1900 | Beloit |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1902 | Doane |
| 1903–1904 | Bellevue (NE) |
| 1905 | Huron |
| 1907 | Dickinson |
| 1910 | South Dakota |
| 1911–1915 | Occidental |
| 1916–1917 | Oregon State Beavers football |
| 1921–1923 | Occidental |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1911 | South Dakota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–35–3 (football) 7–3 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SCC (1915) | |
Joseph Amos Pipal (January 18, 1874 – August 10, 1955) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Doane College (1902), Huron University in 1905,[1] Dickinson College (1907), the University of South Dakota (1910), Occidental College (1911–1915, 1921–1923), and Oregon State University (1916–1917), compiling a career college football record of 50–35–3. Pipal was credited with devising lateral pass and mud cleats for football shoes[2] and in 1934 wrote a book titled The lateral pass technique and strategy.[3]
Born in Zachotín, Austria-Hungary, Pipal attended Beloit College, the University of Chicago, and Yale University. He died on August 10, 1955, of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles, California.[4]
- ^ "Huron College Athletics". The Brookings Register. August 17, 1905. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Sports Illustrated "A Roundup Of The Week's News" August 22, 1955
- ^ The Lateral Pass Technique and Strategy by Joseph A. Pipal, 1934
- ^ "Joseph Pipal Is Dead; Retired Track and Football Coach at Occidental Was 75" (PDF). The New York Times. August 12, 1955. Retrieved July 31, 2016.