Noble Earl KIZER

11 MAR 1900 - 13 JUN 1940

• BIRTH: 11 MAR 1900, Center, Marshall, Indiana
• BURIAL: Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, IN
• DEATH: 13 JUN 1940, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN

• MARRIAGE: 22 DEC 1928, Elkhart, IN

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[N6119] Birth: Mar. 11, 1901
Plymouth
Marshall County
Indiana, USA
Death: Jun. 13, 1940
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Indiana, USA

Collage football player and coach.
When he played football at Norte Dame University in South Bend,Indiana for Knute Rockne from 1922 to 1924, he was on of the "seven mules" which was the offensive line that made the "Four Horsemen" famous.
As head football coach of the "Boilmakers" of Purde University in Indiana from 1930 to 1936 he had a record of (42-13-3). He coached Big Ten Conference co-championship teams in 1931 and 1932. He never had a losing season and lost only nine games to Big Ten foes. He became Athletic Director in 1933. He was forced to step down as football coach in August of 1937 when stricken with a kidney ailment. He remained Athletic Director at Purdue University until his death in 1940.

Burial:
Oak Hill Cemetery
Plymouth
Marshall County
Indiana, USA

[N21722] Name: Noble Earl Kizer
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Dec 1928
Event Place:
Alternate Event Place:
Registration Place: , Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Marriage License Date: 21 Dec 1928
Residence Place: Lafayette, , Indiana
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 28
Number of Previous Marriages:
Race (Original): White
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1900
Birthplace: , Marshall, Indiana
Father's Name: Ethan A Kizer
Mother's Name: Pauline Wiessert
Spouse's Name: Phyllis Maurine Templin
Spouse's Residence Place: Elkhart, , Indiana
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age (Estimated): 24
Spouse's Previous Marriage Number:
Spouse's Race (Original): White
Spouse's Birth Date: 02 Sep 1904
Spouse's Birthplace: Cleveland, , Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Wilbur W Templin
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elsie L Jackson
Informant's Name:
Citing this Record
"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXB5-LH4 : accessed 13 Jun 2013), Ethan A Kizer in entry for Noble Earl Kizer and Phyllis Maurine Templin, 1928.