(1895-05-27)May 27, 1895 Faribault, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
December 28, 1991(1991-12-28) (aged 96) Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
Alma mater
Notre Dame (1921)
Playing career
1919–1920
Notre Dame
1923
Rochester Jeffersons
Position(s)
Fullback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922
Faribault HS (MN)
1923–1924
Alfred
1925–1927
Columbus (SD)
1928–1933
South Dakota State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1928
Columbus (SD)
1928–1933
South Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall
48–39–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SDIC (1926–1927) 1 NCC (1933)
Thomas Cyril "Cy" Kasper (May 27, 1895 – December 28, 1991) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Alfred University in Alfred, New York from 1923 to 1924, Columbus College in Chamberlain, South Dakota from 1925 to 1927, and South Dakota State University from 1928 to 1933.[1]
Kasper played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1919 to 1920 under head coach Knute Rockne.[2] He originally played inter-hall football until being recommended to play varsity football by other football players.[3] Rockne pushed Kasper to take the 1927 head coaching position at the University of Wyoming, but he headed to South Dakota State instead.[4]
Kasper was born on May 27, 1895, in Faribault, Minnesota, where he attended Shattuck Preparatory School. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the United States Army in 1917 and served overseas during World War I with the 88th Infantry Division. During his time in the service, he played on the Camp Dodge basketball team coached by John L. Griffith and played football for the 88th Division team with Frank McCormick and Obe Wenig.[5]
Kasper died on December 28, 1991, in Bismarck, North Dakota.[6]
^"Columbus Mentor Recommended For Head Coach At S. D. State College". Mitchell Evening Republican. April 13, 1928. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^"The University of Notre Dame du Lac" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^Cavanaugh, Jack (September 10, 2010). The Gipper: George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781628731125. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^Sperber, Murray A. (2002). Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253215684. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^""Cy" Kasper Is Selected For Athletic Director Of State College". The Daily Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. April 13, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Thomas Kasper". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. December 30, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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