Trevor J. Rees (October 22, 1913 – January 2, 1999) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. Rees was born on October 22, 1913, in Dover, Ohio. He attended Dover High School, where he succeeded as a multi-sport star athlete, graduating in 1932. He played

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at Ohio State University from 1933 to 1935. Rees served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1946 to 1963, compiling a record of 92–63–5. His 92 wins are the most of any head coach in the history of the Kent State Golden Flashes football program. Rees was also the athletic director at Kent State from 1946 to 1956. He entered the United States Navy in 1942 and worked as an ends coach with the

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under Bernie Bierman. He also established sports programs at four bases in South America during World War II. He died on January 2, 1999, at his home in Naples, Florida.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rees, Trevor J. 1913 births 1999 deaths American football ends Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football coaches Kent State Golden Flashes athletic directors Kent State Golden Flashes football coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football players High school football coaches in Ohio United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy officers People from Dover, Ohio Coaches of American football from Ohio Players of American football from Ohio Military personnel from Ohio