Noble Kizer (March 11, 1900 – June 13, 1940) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1930 to 1936 and the school's athletic director from 1933 until his resignation in 1937. During his tenure as head coach, he won two Big Ten Conference titles and compiled a record of 42–13–3.
From 1922 to 1924, Kizer played right guard at Notre Dame University under Knute Rockne. In 1925, he became an assistant coach at Purdue under James Phelan and inherited the head coaching position upon Phelan's departure for the University of Washington.
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