John R. Chuckran
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
About John R. Chuckran
Lived 1926 – 1991 (aged 65). John R. Chuckran was an American basketball coach and american football player.
John Richard Chuckran (May 7, 1926 – December 1, 1991) was an American football player, coach, professor of physical education, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania for 12 seasons, from 1958 to 1969, compiling a record of 51–37–2 . Chuckran was the as the athletic director at the University of Rhode Island from 1981 to 1988.
Chuckran died at the age of 65 on December 1, 1991, at Centre Community Hospital in State College, Pennsylvania.
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Who was John R. Chuckran?
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1926-1991)
When was John R. Chuckran born?
John R. Chuckran was born on 7 May 1926 in Lansford.
When did John R. Chuckran die?
John R. Chuckran died on 1 December 1991 in State College.
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John R. Chuckran was a basketball coach and american football player.
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John R. Chuckran was American.
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