1923–1925 Purdue 1931–1935 Massachusetts State 1924–1926 Purdue Name Mel Taube | 1924–1926 Purdue Role Basketball Coach 1926–1927 Purdue (assistant) Positions Quarterback | |
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Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball Born December 20, 1904
Detroit, Michigan ( 1904-12-20 ) Died June 15, 1979, Pinellas County, Florida, United States | ||
Melvin Henry "Mel" Taube (December 20, 1904 – June 15, 1979) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Massachusetts State College, from 1931 to 1935 and at Carleton College from 1960 to 1969, compiling a career college football record of 62–58–5. Taube was also the head basketball coach at Massachusetts State College (1933–1936), Purdue University (1945–1950), and Carleton (1950–1960), amassing a career college basketball mark of 201–142 and winning four Midwest Conference championships. He was the head baseball coach at Massachusetts State (1932–1935), Purdue (1947–1950), and Carleton (1951–1970), tallying a career college baseball record of 93–74–3. A three-sport letterman, Taube played football, basketball, and baseball at Purdue.
Coaching career
Taube spent 20 seasons at Carleton College, arriving in the summer of 1950 as the head basketball and head baseball coach. He was also an assistant football coach until assuming the role as head football coach in 1960, following the death of Warren Beson. Taube serve as Carleton's head football coach, head baseball coach, and athletic director until his retirement in 1970.
In his honor, Carleton annually awards the Mel Taube Award to a varsity athlete for "dedication, loyalty, competitive spirit and excellence in athletics. In 2008, the Carleton baseball field was named for Taube.