Earle Bruce

Earle Bruce

Bruce in 1986
Biographical details
Born	(1931-03-08)March 8, 1931 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 20, 2018(2018-04-20) (aged 87) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1951	Ohio State
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1955	Mansfield HS (OH) (assistant)
1956–1959	Salem HS (OH)
1960–1963	Sandusky HS (OH)
1964–1965	Massillon Washington HS (OH)
1966–1971	Ohio State (assistant)
1972	Tampa
1973–1978	Iowa State
1979–1987	Ohio State
1988	Northern Iowa
1989–1992	Colorado State
1994	Cleveland Thunderbolts
1995–1996	St. Louis Stampede
2001	Iowa Barnstormers
2004	Columbus Destroyers
Head coaching record
Overall	154–90–2 (college) 82–12–3 (high school) 19–25 (AFL)
Bowls	7–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Big Ten (1979, 1981, 1984, 1986)
Awards
AFCA Coach of the Year (1979) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1979) 2× Big Eight Coach of the Year (1976, 1977)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2002 (profile)

Earle Bruce (March 8, 1931 – April 20, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Tampa (1972), Iowa State University (1973–1978), Ohio State University (1979–1987), the University of Northern Iowa (1988), and Colorado State University (1989–1992), compiling a career college football record of 154–90–2. At Ohio State, Bruce succeeded the legendary Woody Hayes and won four Big Ten Conference titles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2002. Bruce returned to coaching in 2001 to helm the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League for a season and also later guided the Columbus Destroyers.