Global InformationRon Dupree information
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 13, 1941 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 2020 (aged 79) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1965–1966 | Highland (KS) |
| 1967 | South Dakota |
| 1968 | Emporia State |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1971 | Penney HS (MO) |
| 1972 | Mount Carmel HS (TX) |
| 1973 | Arp HS (TX) |
| 1974 | Highland (KS) |
| 1975 | Eastern Montana |
| 1976 | Arp HS (TX) |
| 1978 | Graham HS (TX) |
| 1979–1980 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 1981–1984 | Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS (TX) |
| 1985–1986 | Gilmer HS (TX) |
| 1987 | Delta State (GA) |
| 1988–1989 | La Joya HS (TX) |
| 1992 | Roosevelt HS (TX) |
| 1993 | Macalester (OC) |
| 1994–1995 | Marfa HS (TX) |
| 1996 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 2001 | Castleberry HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–21 (college) 3–5 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Frontier (1975) | |
Ron Paul Dupree (February 13, 1941 – November 27, 2020) was an American football player and coach. Dupree was the 15th head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for three seasons, from 1979 to 1980 and again in 1996. His coaching record at Kansas Wesleyan was 11–18.[1]
Dupree graduated from high school in Orange, Texas and attended Highland Junior College in Highland, Kansas, where he played football as a running back in 1965 and 1966. He also played basketball at Highland. Dupree transferred to the University of South Dakota in 1967 and then to Kansas State Teachers College—now known as Emporia State University—in 1968.[2] He married Carol Sue Scholz, on July 4, 1968, in Wathena, Kansas.[3]
Dupree began his coaching career at the high school level, coaching football in Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas and compiling a record of 29–16 at four schools. He was hired as head football coach at Highland Junior College in 1974.[4] The following year, he was hired in the same capacity at Eastern Montana College—now known as Montana State University Billings.[5]
Dupree died on November 27, 2020.[6]
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes all-time coaching records
- ^ "Emporia State Gains Gridders". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. May 18, 1967. p. 5C. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Marriage Vows Repeated". Atchison Daily Globe. Atchison, Kansas. July 28, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Highland JC Names New Grid Coach". Atchison Daily Globe. Atchison, Kansas. June 30, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "EMC hires grid coach". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. January 26, 1975. p. 13. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Wade, Van (December 10, 2020). "Former LC-M head coach Dupree passes away". The Orange Leader. Orange, Texas. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
