Brodie Curtis Westen (June 13, 1932 – July 29, 2021) was an

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. History Western Illin ...

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for two seasons, from 1974 to 1975, compiling a record of 12–7–1. Westen was born on June 13, 1932, in

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. He graduated from Graveraet High School in Marquette before serving in the

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on the USS Juneau during the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. Westen returned to Marquette and graduated from

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. He began his coaching career as an assistant football coach at the

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, serving as freshman line coach. Westen was the head football coach at

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from 1961 to 1965. Westen died on July 29, 2021, in Macomb.

Head coaching record

College

References

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