Earl Insley Explained

Earl Insley
Birth Date:26 October 1911
Death Place:east of Show Low, Arizona, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1932–1933
Player Team2:Arizona State–Flagstaff
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1934–1935
Coach Team2:Round Valley HS (AZ)
Coach Years3:1936–1939
Coach Team3:Holbrook HS (AZ)
Coach Years4:1940–1941
Coach Team4:Arizona State–Flagstaff (freshmen)
Coach Years5:1954–1955
Coach Team5:Arizona State–Flagstaff
Admin Years1:1949–1958
Admin Team1:Arizona State–Flagstaff
Overall Record: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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Jiggs Insley Killed; Services Saturday . . . January 30, 1958 . 1 . November 10, 2024 . .
  2. Web site: 1985 NAU Athletics Hall of Fame Class – Earl "Giggs" Insley (Football and Basketball, 1934-39). Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. November 11, 2019.
  3. News: NAU hoping to revive a blast from the past against the UA. Ryan. Finley. Arizona Daily Star. September 17, 2015. tucson.com. November 11, 2019.
  4. News: . Crash Kills ASC Athletic Director Earl Insley . . . January 31, 1958 . 45 . November 10, 2024 . .