Walter R. "Rip" Van Winkle (May 6, 1900 – January 6, 1994) was an

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, and

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coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at

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, when its campus was located in

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, from 1928 to 1930, compiling a record of 13–11–3. Van Winkle was also the head basketball coach, head baseball coach, and

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at Kentucky Wesleyan. A native of

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, Van Winkle played football, basketball, and baseball at Kentucky Wesleyan and Minor League Baseball with the Winchester Dodgers of the

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. He left Kentucky Wesleyan in 1932 to become athletic director and head football coach at Highlands High School in

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. Van Winkle died on January 6, 1994, in

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Head coaching record

College football

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