Coe College

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Coe College

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded informally in 1851 by Rev. Williston Jones, a Presbyterian, organized as the Cedar Rapids Collegiate Institute in 1853. A farmer, Daniel Coe, donated $1500 to the college on the premise that females be admitted as well as males.

Location:
Cedar Rapids, IA

Founding Date:
1851

Team:
Kohawks

Enrollment:
1300

Official Website:
http://www.coe.edu/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Fran Allison Actor 20-Nov-1907 13-Jun-1989 Kukla, Fran and Ollie

Bill Fitch Basketball 19-May-1934 Longtime NBA and NCAA coach

Marv Levy Football 3-Aug-1925 NFL, CFL, and NCAA coach

Ronald T. Y. Moon Judge 4-Sep-1940 Hawaii Chief Justice

William L. Shirer Historian 23-Feb-1904 28-Dec-1993 Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Shelby Steele Activist 1-Jan-1946 The Content of Our Character

James Tolkan Actor 20-Jun-1931 Back to the Future

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Paul W. Glad Historian 15-Aug-1926 The Trumpet Soundeth

COACHES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Bill Fitch Basketball 19-May-1934 Longtime NBA and NCAA coach

Marv Levy Football 3-Aug-1925 NFL, CFL, and NCAA coach

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