| Mel Taube | |
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 20, 1904 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | June 15, 1979 (aged 74) Pinellas County, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 62–58–5 (football) 201–142 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships Basketball 4 MWC (1952–1954, 1958) Baseball 3 MWC (1953, 1957, 1964) | |
Melvin Henry Taube (December 20, 1904 – June 15, 1979)[1][2] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Massachusetts State College, from 1931 to 1935 and at Carleton College from 1960 to 1969, compiling a career college football record of 62–58–5. Taube was also the head basketball coach at Massachusetts State College (1933–1936), Purdue University (1945–1950), and Carleton (1950–1960), amassing a career college basketball mark of 201–142 and winning four Midwest Conference championships. He was the head baseball coach at Massachusetts State (1932–1935), Purdue (1947–1950), and Carleton (1951–1970), tallying a career college baseball record of 93–74–3. A three-sport letterman, Taube played football, basketball, and baseball at Purdue.
Coaching career[]
Taube spent 20 seasons at Carleton College, arriving in the summer of 1950 as the head basketball and head baseball coach. He was also an assistant football coach until assuming the role of head football coach in 1960, following the death of Warren Beson. Taube served as Carleton's head football coach, head baseball coach, and athletic director until his retirement in 1970.[3]
In his honor, Carleton annually awards the Mel Taube Award to a varsity athlete for "dedication, loyalty, competitive spirit, and excellence in athletics."[4] In 2008, the Carleton baseball field was named for Taube.[5]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts State Aggies (Independent) (1931–1935) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Massachusetts State | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Massachusetts State | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Massachusetts State | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1934 | Massachusetts State | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Massachusetts State | 5–4 | |||||||
| Massachusetts State: | 29–13–2 | ||||||||
| Carleton Knights (Midwest Conference) (1960–1969) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Carleton | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1961 | Carleton | 5–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1962 | Carleton | 4–4 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1963 | Carleton | 5–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1964 | Carleton | 0–8 | 0–8 | 10th | |||||
| 1965 | Carleton | 3–5 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1966 | Carleton | 3–5 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1967 | Carleton | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1968 | Carleton | 3–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1969 | Carleton | 3–6 | 3–6 | 8th | |||||
| Carleton: | 33–45–3 | 33–45–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 62–58–5 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
Basketball[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts State Aggies (Independent) (1933–1936) | |||||||||
| 1933–34 | Massachusetts State | 12–0 | |||||||
| 1934–35 | Massachusetts State | 6–6 | |||||||
| 1935–36 | Massachusetts State | 2–12 | |||||||
| Massachusetts State: | 20–18 | ||||||||
| Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1945–1950) | |||||||||
| 1945–46 | Purdue | 3–4 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1946–47 | Purdue | 9–11 | 4–8 | 8th | |||||
| 1947–48 | Purdue | 11–9 | 6–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1948–49 | Purdue | 13–9 | 6–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1949–50 | Purdue | 9–13 | 3–9 | T–8th | |||||
| Purdue: | 45–46 | 21–33 | |||||||
| Carleton Knights (Midwest Conference) (1950–1960) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Carleton | 13–7 | 7–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951–52 | Carleton | 18–4 | 10–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1952–53 | Carleton | 18–4 | 10–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953–54 | Carleton | 17–5 | 9–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954–55 | Carleton | 16–6 | 10–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955–56 | Carleton | 7–15 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Carleton | 12–10 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1957–58 | Carleton | 16–5 | 12–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 1958–59 | Carleton | 9–12 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Carleton | 10–12 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| Carleton: | 136–80 | 83–45 | |||||||
| Total: | 201–142 | ||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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Baseball[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts State Aggies (Independent) (1932–1935) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Massachusetts State | 9–6 | |||||||
| 1933 | Massachusetts State | 7–5 | |||||||
| 1934 | Massachusetts State | 8–5 | |||||||
| 1935 | Massachusetts State | 7–6 | |||||||
| Massachusetts State Aggies: | 31–22 | ||||||||
| Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1947–1950) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Purdue | 13–10 | 4–9 | 8th | |||||
| 1948 | Purdue | 14–7–1 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1949 | Purdue | 14–9–2 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Purdue | 11–14 | 2–8 | 8th | |||||
| Purdue: | 52–40–3 | 21–28 | |||||||
| Carleton Knights (Midwest Conference) (1951–1970) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Carleton | ||||||||
| 1952 | Carleton | ||||||||
| 1953 | Carleton | 6–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1954 | Carleton | 3–5 | T–4th | ||||||
| 1955 | Carleton | 1–2 | T–4th | ||||||
| 1956 | Carleton | 1–4 | 3rd (North) | ||||||
| 1957 | Carleton | 4–2 | 1st (North) | ||||||
| 1958 | Carleton | 2–1 | 1st (Minnesota) | ||||||
| 1959 | Carleton | 5–3 | 2nd (North) | ||||||
| 1960 | Carleton | 3–4 | T–2nd (North) | ||||||
| 1961 | Carleton | 0–2 | 5th (North) | ||||||
| 1962 | Carleton | 3–5 | 4th (North) | ||||||
| 1963 | Carleton | 2–6 | 5th (North) | ||||||
| 1964 | Carleton | 7–1 | 1st (North) | ||||||
| 1965 | Carleton | 4–4 | 3rd (North) | ||||||
| 1966 | Carleton | 2–4 | 3rd (North) | ||||||
| 1967 | Carleton | 4–4 | T–2nd (North) | ||||||
| 1968 | Carleton | 0–6 | T–4th (North) | ||||||
| 1969 | Carleton | 3–5 | 4th (North) | ||||||
| 1970 | Carleton | 5–3 | 2nd (North) | ||||||
| Carleton: | |||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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References[]
- ↑ Melvin Henry Taube
- ↑ Death certificate
- ↑ "Mel Taube". Carleton College. https://apps.carleton.edu/alumni/c-club/hall_of_fame/coaches/m_taube/.
- ↑ "Lamb, Hansen, Taube, and Beson Award Winners Named for 2014-15". Carleton College. https://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_swimming_and_diving/?story_id=739139.
- ↑ "Baseball Field Named in Long-Time Coach Mel Taube's Honor". Carleton College. http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/baseball/?story_id=424852.
External links[]
- Mel Taube at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- Mel Taube at Find a Grave
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