George Philbrook
 Philbrook in 1912 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1884 Sierra Valley, California |
| Died | March 29, 1964 (aged 79) Vancouver, Washington |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, decathlon |
| Club | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | SP – 14.02i m (1912) DT – 42.66 m (1914) JT – 45.06 m (1912) Decathlon – 6538* (1912)[1][2] |
George Warren Philbrook (October 10, 1884 – March 29, 1964) was an American football player and coach, track and field athlete and coach, and college athletics administrator. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where failed to complete his decathlon program, and finished fifth in the shot put and seventh in the discus throw.[1] Philbrook played college football at the University of Notre Dame. His roommate at Notre Dame in 1909 was Knute Rockne. He served as the head football coach at Whittier College from 1927 to 1928 at and the University of Nevada, Reno from 1929 to 1931.[1] Philbrook died on March 29, 1964 at his home in Vancouver, Washington.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1927–1928) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Whittier | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1928 | Whittier | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| Whittier: | 9–6–2 | 6–5–2 | |||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Far Western Conference) (1929–1931) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Nevada | 2–5–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Nevada | 2–4–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1931 | Nevada | 2–5–2 | 2–1–1 | 5th | |||||
| Nevada: | 6–15–5 | 6–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–21–7 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c George Philbrook Archived September 29, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ George Philbrook. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Former Nevada Coach Philbrook Dies; Ex-mentor Star for Irish, '09". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. April 1, 1964. Retrieved September 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com
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Categories:
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- American male discus throwers
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- Nevada Wolf Pack football coaches
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- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Portland Pilots athletic directors
- Portland Pilots football coaches
- Whittier Poets football coaches
- College track and field coaches in the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Vancouver, Washington
- Players of American football from California