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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1904 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 15, 1979 (aged 74) Pinellas County, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1925 | Purdue |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1926 | Purdue |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1926 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1927 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 1931–1935 | Massachusetts State |
| 1936–1942 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 1946 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 1950–1959 | Carleton (assistant) |
| 1960–1969 | Carleton |
| Basketball | |
| 1933–1936 | Massachusetts State |
| 1936–1942 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 1945–1950 | Purdue |
| 1950–1960 | Carleton |
| Baseball | |
| 1932–1935 | Massachusetts State |
| 1947–1950 | Purdue |
| 1951–1970 | Carleton |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1959–1970 | Carleton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 62–58–5 (football) 201–142 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 4 MWC (1952–1954, 1958) Baseball 3 MWC (1953, 1957, 1964) | |
Melvin Henry Taube (December 20, 1904 – June 15, 1979)[1][2] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Massachusetts State College, from 1931 to 1935 and at Carleton College from 1960 to 1969, compiling a career college football record of 62–58–5. Taube was also the head basketball coach at Massachusetts State College (1933–1936), Purdue University (1945–1950), and Carleton (1950–1960), amassing a career college basketball mark of 201–142 and winning four Midwest Conference championships. He was the head baseball coach at Massachusetts State (1932–1935), Purdue (1947–1950), and Carleton (1951–1970), tallying a career college baseball record of 93–74–3. A three-sport letterman, Taube played football, basketball, and baseball at Purdue.