George Krebs
| File:GRKrebs.png
Krebs pictured in The Monticola, West Virginia yearbook
|
|
| Date of birth | March 5, 1872 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | New Martinsville, West Virginia, United States |
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Place of death | Charleston, West Virginia, United States |
| Career information | |
| College | West Virginia |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1897 | West Virginia |
| As player | |
| 1898 | Latrobe Athletic Association |
| 1898 | Western Pennsylvania All-Stars |
| Career highlights and awards | |
|
|
George R. Krebs (March 5, 1872 – May 8, 1939) was the fifth head college football coach for the West Virginia University Mountaineers located in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for the 1897 season, in which he also captained the team. [1] His coaching record at West Virginia was 5 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 25th at West Virginia in total wins and 24th at West Virginia in winning percentage (0.550). [2] A native of New Martinsville,[3] Krebs graduated from West Virginia University in 1899 in Engineering.[4]
Krebs also played professional football during this period for the Latrobe Athletic Association and was even a member of the 1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team.[5] He died in 1939 of heart problems.[6]
References
- ↑ College Football Reference West Virginia Football Records
- ↑ West Virginia Mountaineers football coaching records
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
