Tony Knap
circa 1980
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 8, 1914 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | September 24, 2011 (aged 96) Pullman, Washington |
| Alma mater |
University of Idaho, B.S. 1939, M.Ed. 1953 |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1938 | Idaho |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1939–1941 | Bonners Ferry (ID) HS |
| 1942 | Lewiston (ID) HS (asst.) |
| 1946–1948 | Potlatch (ID) HS |
| 1949–1958 | Pittsburg (CA) HS |
| 1959–1962 | Utah State (asst.) |
| 1963–1966 | Utah State |
| 1967 | BC Lions (asst.) |
| 1968–1975 | Boise State |
| 1976–1981 | UNLV |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 143–53–4 (.725, college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 1–3 (D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Big Sky (1973–1975) | |
| Tony Knap | |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Unit | Training |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Knap (December 8, 1914 – September 24, 2011) was an American football coach. He was the head coach at Utah State University (1963–1966), Boise State University (1968–1975), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1976–1981). He compiled a career college football record of 143–53–4 (.725). Knap also worked as a high school teacher and coach, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
The oldest son of Polish immigrants, Knap was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and graduated from Riverside High School (a.k.a. East), where he was an All-City selection in football in 1934. Along with three other Milwaukee freshman, he accepted a football scholarship to the University of Idaho in Moscow and played on the Vandals freshman team in the fall of 1935, then lettered for three seasons (1936–38) on the varsity under head coach Ted Bank. Among his UI teammates were future head coaches and administrators Lyle Smith and Steve Belko. Other teammates included future Idaho athletic director Leon Green, and NFL pros George "Iron Man" Thiessen (Rams), Stonko Pavkov (Steelers), Dean Green (Eagles), Richard "Truck" Trzuskowski (Lions), and Hal Roise (Bears).
As a senior in 1938, Knap was a second-team All-Coast selection at end, the only Vandal to make any of the three teams. The Vandals broke to an early 3–0–1 start in 1938 and there was early talk of the Rose Bowl in the national press. Three conference losses later, the Vandals finished the season at 6–3–1 (.650), Idaho's last winning season for a quarter century; not improved upon until 1971.
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