Chet A. Wynne | |
Birth Date: | 23 November 1898 |
Birth Place: | Long Island, Kansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1919–1921 |
Player Team1: | Notre Dame |
Player Years2: | 1922 |
Player Team2: | Rochester Jeffersons |
Player Positions: | Fullback |
Coach Years1: | 1922 |
Coach Team1: | Midland |
Coach Years2: | 1923–1929 |
Coach Team2: | Creighton |
Coach Years3: | 1930–1933 |
Coach Team3: | Auburn |
Coach Years4: | 1934–1937 |
Coach Team4: | Kentucky |
Admin Years1: | 1930–1933 |
Admin Team1: | Auburn |
Admin Years2: | 1933–1938 |
Admin Team2: | Kentucky |
Overall Record: | 81–60–9 |
Championships: | 1 NIC (1922) 2 NCC (1925, 1927) 1 SoCon (1932) |
Chester Allen Wynne (November 23, 1898 – July 17, 1967) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Midland College–now known as Midland University–in Fremont, Nebraska (1922), Creighton University (1923–1929), Auburn University (1930–1933), and the University of Kentucky (1934–1937), compiling a career college football record of 81–60–9. Wynne was born in Long Island, Kansas. He played fullback at the University of Notre Dame from 1919 to 1921 and professionally for the Rochester Jeffersons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. At Auburn, Wynne tallied a 22–15–2 record, including a 9–0–1 mark in 1932, when his team won the Southern Conference title. He then coached at the Kentucky where he compiled a 20–19 record At Kentucky, he also served as athletic director from 1933 to 1938.[1] [2] Wynne died on July 17, 1967, at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois.[3]