Former Coach of Marshall University George Chaump Who had Four Winning Seasons in 1980s Passes
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on May 23, 2019 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
According to this report from MetroNews, former Marshall football coach George Chaump, who helped guide the Thundering Herd to four winning seasons in the 1980s, passed away Sunday at age 83 according to various reports from Central Pennsylvania.
A cause of death was not immediately revealed.
Chaump’s successful coaching career spanned more than 40 years and six decades and took him from the high school ranks to the National Football League.
He was the head coach at Marshall from 1986-1989 and helped lead the Herd to an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA national championship game in 1987.
The following season, Marshall finished 11-2, won the Southern Conference and was ranked No. 1 in the country for a time before bowing out in a national quarterfinal.
Chaump compiled a 33-16-1 record at Marshall before moving on to coach Navy from 1990-1994.
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