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Charles A. "Rip" Engle (March 26, 1906 – March 7, 1983) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Brown University from 1944 to 1949 and at Pennsylvania State University from 1950 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 132–68–8.
Induction. 1973. Position: Coach. Years: Brown (1944-49), Penn State (1950-65) Place of Birth: Elk Lick, PA. Date of Birth: Mar 26, 1906. Place of Death: Bellefonte, PA. Date of Death: Mar 07, 1983. Charles "Rip" Engle got his first job at age 14, driving a mule in a Pennsylvania coal mine.
Mary 'Sunny' Engle, widow of Charles 'Rip' Engle, dies | Penn State University. Mary Weber "Sunny" Engle, the widow of former Penn State football coach Charles "Rip" Engle, passed away Sunday, April 13 at Brookline Village in State College. She was 94. Engle was a resident of State College since 1950, when her husband was named the Nittany ...
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Mar 8, 1983 · Rip Engle, who made a national power of Pennsylvania State University's football team in his 16 years as its head coach, died yesterday in Bellefonte, Pa., at the age of 76. Mr. Engle had been...
- Joe Paterno. Joe Paterno has a case for the greatest coach in college football history. His 409 wins are the most in Division I history, while his 24 wins in bowl games are also an NCAA record.
- Rip Engle. Rip Engle was the Penn State head coach directly before Joe Paterno, who worked on his staff, leading the program from 1950 until his retirement in 1965.
- Bob Higgins. Bob Higgins was the Penn State head coach from 1930 until his retirement in 1948. He fell just short of the 100 win mark, ending his career with a 91-57-11 record.
- James Franklin (current Penn State head coach) James Franklin is now in his 10th season as the Penn State head coach, having taken over the role in 2014.
Charles "Rip" Engle got his first job at age 14, driving a mule in a Pennsylvania coal mine. He became a mine supervisor at 19, finished high school, and moved on to Blue Ridge College (now extinct). He played there in the first football game he ever saw. He switched to Western Maryland and in 1929 was a star end on a football team that went 11-0.
Charles A. "Rip" Engle. Sport: Special. Year Inducted: 1972. Charles a. “Rip” Engle rates with Edward North Robinson and Tuss McLaughry as one of Brown’s most successful and popular football coaches.
