Sport(s) Football 1930–1933 Auburn Positions Fullback 1923–1929 Creighton Role American football player | 1922 Rochester Jeffersons Name Chet Wynne 1919–1921 Notre Dame 1934–1937 Kentucky | |
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Born November 23, 1898
Long Island, Kansas ( 1898-11-23 ) Died July 1967, Oak Park, Illinois, United States | ||
Chester Allen "Chet" Wynne (November 23, 1898 – July 17, 1967) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Creighton University (1923–1929), Auburn University (1930–1933), and the University of Kentucky (1934–1937), compiling a career college football record of 74–59–8. Wynne was born in Long Island, Kansas. He played fullback at the University of Notre Dame from 1919 to 1921 and professionally for the Rochester Jeffersons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. At Auburn, Wynne tallied a 22–15–2 record, including a 9–0–1 mark in 1932, when his team won the Southern Conference title. He then coached at the Kentucky where he compiled a 20–19 record. At Kentucky, he also served as athletic director from 1933 to 1938. Wynne died on July 17, 1967 at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois.