Notable Staff
- Glenn Thistlethwaite was the football and track & field coach at the school (1913–22) prior to becoming the head football coach at Northwestern University (1922–26) and the University of Wisconsin (1927–31), among others.
- John W. Wood was the school's soccer coach. In 1952, he was appointed head coach of the U.S. mens Olympic soccer team.
- Robert Zuppke was a football and track & field coach at the school (1910–13) prior to becoming the head football coach at the University of Illinois (1913–41). A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, some sources cite Zuppke's innovations (like the flea flicker and screen pass) as having started when he coached here.
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