Bert Coan

Bert Coan

Bert Coan (born July 2, 1940 in Timpson, Texas) [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COANBER01 Bert Coan Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com ] ] is a former American football player. He is most notable because of his extraordinary speed (9.4 in the 100) and size (6'4" 215 lbs) and because he was the central figure in a dispute over the 1960 college football game between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the University of Missouri Tigers, the second-longest-running rivalry in college football (known as the "Border War"). Coan played for Kansas - and helped the Jayhawks win the 1960 game by a score of 23-7 over Missouri, then-ranked #1. But later, the NCAA declared Coan ineligible, due to a recruiting violation by Bud Adams while Coan was still at Texas Christian University (TCU) [http://newsletters.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/65F89414A774F45786257398006F4E7F?OpenDocument] , and the game was forfeited. Missouri (and the NCAA) considers the 1960 game a victory for Missouri, while Kansas argues otherwise. Ever since, the two universities have disputed the overall win-loss record in the long-running series. [ [http://www2.kusports.com/news/2006/aug/12/damage_control/ KUsports.com - Damage control ] ]

Coan went on to play in 72 games in seven seasons in the American Football League; the first season with the San Diego Chargers, and the rest with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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