Cy Kasper

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Cy Kasper
Biographical details
Born(1895-05-27)May 27, 1895
Faribault, Minnesota
DiedDecember 28, 1991(1991-12-28) (aged 96)
Bismarck, North Dakota
Alma materNotre Dame (1921)
Playing career
1919–1920Notre Dame
1923Rochester Jeffersons
Position(s)Fullback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922Faribault HS (MN)
1923–1924Alfred
1928–1933South Dakota State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1927Columbus College (SD)
1928–1933South Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall32–35–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCC (1933)

Thomas Cyril "Cy" Kasper (May 27, 1895 – December 28, 1991) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Alfred University in Alfred, New York from 1923 to 1924 and South Dakota State University from 1928 to 1933.[1]

Kasper played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1919 to 1920 under head coach Knute Rockne.[2] He originally played inter-hall football until being recommended to play varsity football by other football players.[3] Rockne pushed Kasper to take the 1927 head coaching position at the University of Wyoming, but he headed to South Dakota State instead.[4]

Kasper was born on May 27, 1895, in Faribault, Minnesota, where he attended Shattuck Preparatory School. He died on December 28, 1991, in Bismarck, North Dakota.[5]

Head coaching record[]

College[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Alfred Saxons (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923 Alfred 1–7
1924 Alfred 1–6
Alfred: 2–13
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference) (1928–1933)
1928 South Dakota State 9–1 3–1 2nd
1929 South Dakota State 5–4–1 2–1–1 2nd
1930 South Dakota State 2–6–1 1–3 4th
1931 South Dakota State 6–3 2–2 T–2nd
1932 South Dakota State 2–5–1 1–2–1 4th
1933 South Dakota State 6–3 4–0 1st
South Dakota State: 30–22–3 13–9–2
Total: 32–35–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[]

  1. ^ "Columbus Mentor Recommended For Head Coach At S. D. State College". Mitchell Evening Republican. April 13, 1928. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "The University of Notre Dame du Lac" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (September 10, 2010). The Gipper: George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781628731125. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Sperber, Murray A. (2002). Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253215684. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Thomas Kasper". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. December 30, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.

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