George Philbrook

George Warren Philbrook (October 10, 1884 – March 25, 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,[3] 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]

George Philbrook
Philbrook in 1912
Personal information
Born(1884-10-10)October 10, 1884
Sierraville, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1964(1964-03-25) (aged 79)
Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, decathlon
ClubNotre 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]

Philbrook died on March 25, 1964, at the age of 79, at his home in Vancouver, Washington.[4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1927–1928)
1927 Whittier 6–2–14–2–13rd
1928 Whittier 3–4–12–3–14th
Whittier: 9–6–26–5–2
Nevada Wolf Pack (Far Western Conference) (1929–1931)
1929 Nevada 2–5–12–12nd
1930 Nevada 2–4–22–12nd
1931 Nevada 2–5–22–1–1T–1st
Nevada: 6–15–56–4–1
Total:15–21–7

References
  1. George Philbrook Archived September 29, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. George Philbrook. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. "George Philbrook". Olympedia. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  4. "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 open access.
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