Bob Odell

Q: When did Bob Odell die?

Bob Odell died on December 15, 2012.

Q: How old was Bob Odell when they died?

Bob Odell was 90 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Bob Odell's cause of death?

The cause of death of Bob Odell was kidney disease.

Robert Harper Odell (March 5, 1922 – December 15, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He grew up in Sioux City, Iowa and was a multi-sport athlete at East High School. He played college football as a halfback for the Penn Quakers, where he won the Maxwell Award in 1943 and finished second in Heisman voting that same year. He was selected in the second round (15th overall) of the 1944 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but served in the United States Navy from 1944 through 1946. The Steelers offered Odell $8,000 to play in the 1946 season, however, his doctor recommended that he give up football due to a knee injury suffered while playing basketball. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Head coaching career

He was the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1970, and at Williams College from 1971 to 1986. With a record of 75–49–4 in 16 years as the head coach at Williams, Odell ranks third in career wins behind Dick Farley and Charlie Caldwell.