Bob Ingalls
Ingalls from 1946 Cornhusker | |||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||
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| Born | January 17, 1919 Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | April 8, 1970 (aged 51) Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Marblehead The Kiski School | ||||||||
| College | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1942: 18th round, 169th overall pick | ||||||||
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Donald Robert Ingalls (January 17, 1919 – April 8, 1970) was an American professional football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Michigan and was chosen by conference coaches as a second-team player on the Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team in 1940. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 18th round of the 1942 NFL draft and played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Packers for one season, in 1942. Ingalls was the head coach of the 1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1952 to 1963, compiling a record of 49–54–3.
Ingalls died on April 8, 1970, at Windham Community Hospital in Willimantic, Connecticut.