Ken Coudret

Kenneth “Ken” Coudret (March 22, 1937 – January 19, 2016) was an American football player, coach and educator from Evansville, Indiana. He was a member of both the Indiana Football Hall of Fame and the University of Evansville Athletics Hall of Fame.

Coudret was born in Evansville and graduated from Mater Dei High School in 1955, where he was an All-City football player and a state finalist in wrestling. He received a football scholarship to Evansville College, now the University of Evansville, and played for the Purple Aces from 1957 through 1960.

Coudret later coached football at Rex Mundi High School in Evansville, including an undefeated 1970 season. Among the players he coached was future NFL quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob Griese.

Coudret later became a longtime coach and educator at Southmont High School. He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1981 and the University of Evansville Athletics Hall of Fame. Coudret died on January 19, 2016, at the age of 78.