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Ira "Irl" Tubbs (born c.1888; date of death unknown) was an American college football coach at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, the University of Miami, and the University of Iowa.

Background

Irl Tubbs played college football at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. He was a quarterback and end for William Jewell in the late 1910's. After graduation, Tubbs coached for two years in Missouri high schools before taking a coaching job at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.

He was in Wisconsin for nine years from 1922-1930, although he was only able to coach for five seasons due to attacks of malta fever.

College Coaching Career

At Wisconsin-Superior, Tubbs served as both athletic director and a coach, both of football and hockey. He coached from 1923-1925 and again in 1928 and 1929. He led his school to football championships his last two seasons. Coach Tubbs was a renowned inventor, inventing improvements to athletic equipment such as a special inverted air valve for a football and elastic padding for football pants.

Tubbs resigned from Wisconsin-Superior in 1930 after another health attack and moved to Miami, Florida. While he was recovering there in 1935, the head football coaching job at the University of Miami opened, and Tubbs was hired to coach the Hurricanes.

Irl Tubbs coached the Hurricanes for two seasons in 1935 and 1936, where he compiled a 11-5-2 record. In both seasons, his Hurricane teams bowed out as potential hosts for New Year's Day bowl games.

Tubbs was then hired as the 14th head football coach at the University of Iowa. He coached two seasons at Iowa in 1937 and 1938. He had a record of just 2-13-1 at Iowa, with his wins coming over Bradley University and Chicago.

Irl Tubbs was inducted into the University of Wisconsin-Superior Athletics Hall of Fame in 1963.