Des Moines
Robert Rumrill
2021
Robert Rumrill (Coach Bob), 84, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Robert Wayne Rumrill was born in Madison, South Dakota, to Harvey and Mildred (Larrington) Rumrill on February 9, 1937. He became a multi-sport athlete, competing in football, basketball, track and baseball for the Madison High School Bulldogs. He attended college at General Beatle College (now Dakota State University), also in Madison, earning a teaching degree while playing football, basketball and running track for the Trojans. Upon graduation, Bob married Jane Johnson on July 29, 1961, a marriage that lasted 56 years. Bob began a teaching and coaching career that spanned six decades. Over...