Maurice H. Palrang | |
Birth Date: | 30 November 1906 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Regis College |
Player Sport1: | Baseball |
Player Years2: | 1929 |
Player Team2: | Des Moines Demons |
Player Years3: | 1930 |
Player Team3: | Norton Jayhawks |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1934–1939 |
Coach Team2: | Creighton Prep (NE) |
Coach Years3: | 1940–1942 |
Coach Team3: | Creighton |
Coach Years4: | 1945–1973 |
Coach Team4: | Boys Town (NE) |
Overall Record: | 16–11–2 (college) |
Maurice Henry "Skip" Palrang (November 30, 1906 – February 8, 1978) was an American minor league baseball player and football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska from 1940 to 1942, compiling a record of 16–11–2. He was Creighton's final head football coach before the program folded after the 1942 season.[2] After World War II, Palrang served as the head football and basketball coach at Boys Town, Nebraska.[3]