Earl Insley
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1911 |
| Died | January 29, 1958 (aged 46) east of Show Low, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1933 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934–1935 | Round Valley HS (AZ) |
| 1936–1939 | Holbrook HS (AZ) |
| 1940–1941 | Arizona State–Flagstaff (freshmen) |
| 1954–1955 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1949–1958 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–15 (college) |
Earl Frank "Jiggs" Insley Jr. (October 26, 1911 – January 29, 1958) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Arizona State College at Flagstaff—now known as Northern Arizona University—from 1954 to 1955, compiling a record of 3–15. Insley was also the athletic director at Arizona State–Flagstaff from 1949 to 1958.
Insley attended Gallup High School in Gallup, New Mexico, from which he graduated in 1930.[1] At Arizona State–Flagstaff, he letterd in football and basketball.[2] In 1932, he completed a pass on a fake PAT to upset the Arizona Wildcats.[3]
Insley was killed in a car crash, on January 29, 1958, east of Show Low, Arizona.[1][4]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks (New Mexico Conference) (1954–1955) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 3–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1955 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff: | 3–15 | 1–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–15 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jiggs Insley Killed; Services Saturday". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. January 30, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1985 NAU Athletics Hall of Fame Class – Earl "Giggs" Insley (Football and Basketball, 1934-39)". Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Finley, Ryan (September 17, 2015). "NAU hoping to revive a blast from the past against the UA". Arizona Daily Star. tucson.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Crash Kills ASC Athletic Director Earl Insley". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. January 31, 1958. p. 45. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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