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Tradition of the Week
This weeks Tradition of the week is
Jack Mollenkopf
Kenneth “Jack” Mollenkopf, born in Ohio on November 24, 1905, was Purdue’s most winning football coach until former coach Joe Tiller took the title in the 2008 season. An outstanding high school athlete in football and baseball, he attended Bowling Green College. An assistant coach from 1947 to 1955, Mollenkopf succeeded Stu Holcomb as head coach in 1956. In his 14-year career with the Boilermakers, he suffered only one losing season, with a 3-4-2 record in 1956. Overall, his record was an impressive 84-39-9. He took Purdue to its first Rose Bowl in 1967, where they beat USC 14-13. During his tenure, he produced fourteen All American Players, ten of them in his last five years, when the team went 40-10-1. Mollenkopf was known as “Jack the Ripper” and was seen as the father-figure type, stern and strict, yet very honest. In 1969, Mollenkopf retired as head coach from Purdue. Six years later, he died at age seventy-two of intestinal cancer. The indoor athletic practice facility was named in his honor and dedicated June 2, 1990.



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Join us for a Free Ride on the Boilermaker Special from 1PM to 4 PM on Fridays before Home Football Games.

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For information about renting The Boilermaker Special please contact the Boilermaker Special Chairperson.
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For information about Purdue Traditions please contact Emily Hurley.
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  • Office: STEW G18
  • Phone:(765) 494-2687



    We the members of the Purdue Reamer Club do hereby dedicate ourselves
    to foster the observance of school traditions,
    to support major and Olympic sports,
    to aid in the development of proper school spirit, and
    to otherwise conduct the activities of the club in the best interest of Purdue University.

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