Robert "Killer" Kyle (September 24, 1913 – June 18, 2010) was an

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and minor league baseball player, as well as a

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and cross country coach. He served as the head football coach at

Concord University Concord University (Concord) is a public university in Athens, West Virginia. It was founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in the town of Concord Church, in the ...

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from 1948 to 1950. A

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

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, Kyle also played one season of baseball for the Greensburg Red Wings in 1936.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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