Bert Coan

Education

University of Kansas.

Career

He is most notable because of his extraordinary speed (94 in the 100-yard dash) 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"). But later, the Big 8 declared Coan ineligible, due to a recruiting violation by Bud Adams while Coan was still at Texas Christian University (Texas Christian University) and the game was forfeited. Missouri (and the Big 8) considers the 1960 game a victory for Missouri, while Kansas (and the National Collegiate Athletic Association) count the game as a Kansas victory.

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.

Achievements

• Coan played for Kansas - and helped the Jayhawks win the 1960 game by a score of 23-7 over Missouri, then-ranked #1. Ever since, the two universities have disputed the overall win-loss record in the long-running series.