Robert Carl "Bob" Zuppke (July 2, 1879 – December 22, 1957) was an American football coach.

Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, Zuppke coached his teams to national titles in 1914, 1919, 1923, and 1927.

[1] Prior to coaching at the University of Illinois, Zuppke coached at Muskegon High School in Muskegon, Michigan, and Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where he tutored future Pro Football Hall of Famer George Trafton and Olympic decathlete Harry Goelitz.

From 1930 to 1948, Zuppke wrote the syndicated newspaper strip Ned Brant, drawn by Walt Depew.

The seven best-known are as follows: Zuppke was also a painter who worked mainly on creating evocative, naturalistic landscapes depicting the American Southwest.