Eugene Garbee
 Garbee pictured in The Rhododendron 1942, Appalachian State yeabook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1907 Billings, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1996 (aged 89) Winslow, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1930 | Southwest Missouri State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1934 | Appalachian State |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1935 | Appalachian State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1933–1934 | Appalachian State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–6–1 (football) 8–11 (basketball) |
Eugene Emmett Garbee (May 29, 1907 – November 8, 1996) was an American football and basketball coach and college administrator. He was the third head football coach and the first head basketball coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—located in Boone, North Carolina.[1]
Garbee was born on May 29, 1907, in Billings, Missouri.[2] He graduated from Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College–now known as Missouri State University–in 1931 with a bachelor's degree. He later earned a master's degree from George Peabody College—now Peabody College, a division of Vanderbilt University—and a doctorate from New York University. He taught health and physical education at Drake University from 1949 to 1952. Garbee was president of Upper Iowa University from 1952 to 1970. He died on November 8, 1996, in Winslow, Arizona.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Appalachian State | 7–2 | 1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference / Smoky Mountain Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Appalachian State | 3–4–1 | 1–0 / 0–2 | 3rd / 8th | |||||
| Appalachian State: | 10–6–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–6–1 | ||||||||
Basketball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934–35 | Appalachian State | 8–11 | |||||||
"ARMADURA Z29 HELMET ARMOR Z29" by OSCAR CREATIVO |
8–11 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Mike Flynn, ed. (2009). "History and Traditions: All-Time Coaching Records". Appalachian Football 2009 Media Guide (PDF). Appalachian Sports Information. p. 184.
- ^ Cook, Robert Cecil (1963). Who's who in American education: a biographical dictionary of eminent living ... - Robert Cecil Cook - Google Books. Retrieved January 21, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Garbee, Eugene ( -1996)". Iagenweb.org. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
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