George Chaump (April 28, 1936 – May 19, 2019) was an
American football player and coach. He served as head coach at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1982–1985),
Marshall University (1986–1989), and the
United States Naval Academy (1990–1994), compiling a career
college football
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record of 71–73–2. In 1987, Chaump led his
Marshall Thundering Herd squad to the
1987 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game
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.
Coaching career
Chaump's football head coaching career began in 1961 at Shamokin High School in Pennsylvania, followed by six seasons at John Harris High School, where his teams went 58–4 in those six seasons.
In 1968, he joined the staff as an assistant coach with
Ohio State under
Woody Hayes, for whom he coached 11 seasons from 1968 to 1978. This stretch was followed by three years (1979–1981) as an assistant coach in the
National Football League with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers under coach
John McKay, with the team compiling an overall record of 24–23–1.
He left the NFL and served for four seasons as head coach at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 1982 to 1985, compiling a record of 24-16-1.
From 1986 to 1989, Chaump coached at Marshall, where he compiled a 33–16–1 record. This record includes back-to-back 10-win seasons in 1987 and 1988. From 1990 to 1994, he coached at Navy, where he compiled a 14–41 record.
After leaving Navy, Chaump returned to coaching at
Central Dauphin High School in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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, in 1997. He coached the school to a 57–14 record through the 2002 season before taking over the head coaching duties at
Harrisburg High School prior to the 2003 season. Chaump's tenure at Harrisburg ended in 2010. For two seasons (2011 and 2012), Chaump then served as head coach of the Central Dauphin East High School football team, posting an 8–13 record. In 23 years as a high school coach, Chaump's record was 190–66.
Death
Chaump died on May 19, 2019.
Head coaching record
College
References
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1936 births
2019 deaths
Bloomsburg Huskies football players
IUP Crimson Hawks football coaches
Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches
Navy Midshipmen football coaches
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches
High school football coaches in Pennsylvania
Players of American football from Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania