Joseph Pipal
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 18, 1874 Zachotín, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | August 10, 1955 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1900 | Beloit |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1902 | Doane |
| 1903–1904 | Bellevue |
| 1905 | Huron |
| 1907 | Dickinson |
| 1910 | South Dakota |
| 1911–1915 | Occidental |
| 1916–1917 | Oregon Agricultural |
| 1921–1923 | Occidental |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1908 | Dickinson |
| 1910–1911 | South Dakota |
| Baseball | |
| 1908 | Dickinson |
| Track and field | |
| 1911–1916 | Occidental |
| 1916–1918 | Oregon Agricultural |
| 1932–1946 | Occidental |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1907–1909 | Dickinson |
| 1910–1911 | South Dakota |
| 1911–? | Occidental |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–40–4 (football) 7–3 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SCC (1915) | |
Joseph Amos Pipal (January 18, 1874 – August 10, 1955) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Doane College in 1902, Bellevue College from 1903 to 1904, Huron College (later known as Huron University) in 1905, Dickinson College in 1907, the University of South Dakota in 1910, Occidental College from 1911 to 1915 and 1921 to 1923, and Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) from 1916 to 1917. Pipal was credited with devising lateral pass and mud cleats for football shoes. In 1934, he wrote a book titled The Lateral Pass: Technique and Strategy.