Trevor J. Rees, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Trevor J. Rees

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1913

Place of Birth: Dover, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1999

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Trevor J. Rees

  • Trevor J.
  • Rees (October 22, 1913 – January 2, 1999) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. Rees was born on October 22, 1913 in Dover, Ohio.
  • He attended Dover High School, where he succeeded as a multi-sport star athlete, graduating in 1932.
  • He played college football at Ohio State University from 1933 to 1935.Rees served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1946 to 1963, compiling a record of 92–63–5.
  • His 92 wins are the most of any head coach in the history of the Kent State Golden Flashes football program.
  • Rees was also the athletic director at Kent State from 1946 to 1956.
  • He entered the United States Navy in 1942 and worked as an ends coach with the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks under Bernie Bierman.
  • He also established sports programs at four bases in South America during World War II.He died on January 2, 1999 at his home in Naples, Florida.

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