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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1906 Elk Lick, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1983 (aged 76) Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1929 | Western Maryland |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1940 | Waynesboro HS (PA) |
| 1941 | Western Maryland (freshmen) |
| 1942 | Brown (ends) |
| 1943 | Brown (backs) |
| 1944–1949 | Brown |
| 1950–1965 | Penn State |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1942 | Western Maryland |
| 1942–1946 | Brown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 132–68–8 (college football) 53–55 (college basketball) |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1969) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) | |
Charles A. "Rip" Engle (March 26, 1906 – March 7, 1983) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Brown University from 1944 to 1949 and at Pennsylvania State University from 1950 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 132–68–8. Engle was also the head basketball coach Western Maryland College—now known as McDaniel College—during the 1941–42 season at Brown from 1942 to 1946, tallying a career college basketball mark of 53–55. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.