Max J. Kidd (July 27, 1901 â September 1, 1975) was an American high school and college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Rose Polytechnic InstituteâÂÂnow known as Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyâÂÂfrom 1959 to 1961, compiling a record of 3âÂÂ17âÂÂ2.