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American sports coach and college administrator (1907–1996)

Eugene Garbee
Biographical details
Garbee pictured in The Rhododendron 1942, Appalachian State yeabook
Born	(1907-05-29)May 29, 1907 Billings, Missouri, U.S.
Died	November 8, 1996(1996-11-08) (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.

Garbee was born on May 29, 1907, in Billings, Missouri. 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.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1934–1935)
1934–35	Appalachian State	8–11
Total:		8–11

References

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.

External links

Eugene Garbee at Find a Grave

v t e Appalachian State Mountaineers athletic directors
Chapel Wilson (dates unknown) C. B. Johnston (1929–1933) Eugene Garbee (1933–1934) Kidd Brewer (1935–1938) Flucie Stewart (1939–1940) R. W. "Red" Watkins (1940–1941) No athletic director (1942–1969) Roy Clogston (1969–1974) Jim Jones (1974–1980) C. H. Gilstrap (1980–1982) Jim Garner (1982–1990) Roachel Laney (1990–2004) Charlie Cobb (2004–2014) Rick Beasley # (2014–2015) Doug Gillin (2015– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Appalachian State Mountaineers athletic directors

Chapel Wilson (dates unknown)
C. B. Johnston (1929–1933)
Eugene Garbee (1933–1934)
Kidd Brewer (1935–1938)
Flucie Stewart (1939–1940)
R. W. "Red" Watkins (1940–1941)
No athletic director (1942–1969)
Roy Clogston (1969–1974)
Jim Jones (1974–1980)
C. H. Gilstrap (1980–1982)
Jim Garner (1982–1990)
Roachel Laney (1990–2004)
Charlie Cobb (2004–2014)
Rick Beasley # (2014–2015)
Doug Gillin (2015– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Appalachian State Mountaineers head football coaches
Graydon Eggers (1928) C. B. Johnston (1929–1932) Eugene Garbee (1933–1934) Kidd Brewer (1935–1938) Flucie Stewart (1939) R. W. "Red" Watkins (1940–1941) Beattie Feathers (1942) No team (1943–1944) Francis Hoover (1945) Flucie Stewart (1946) E. C. Duggins (1947–1950) Pres Mull (1951) E. C. Duggins (1952–1955) Bob Broome (1956–1958) Bob Breitenstein (1959) Jim Duncan (1960–1964) Carl Messere (1965–1970) Jim Brakefield (1971–1979) Mike Working (1980–1982) Mack Brown (1983) Sparky Woods (1984–1988) Jerry Moore (1989–2012) Scott Satterfield (2013–2018) Mark Ivey # (2018) Eliah Drinkwitz (2019) Shawn Clark (2019–2024) Dowell Loggains (2025–present)
# denotes interim/acting head coach

Appalachian State Mountaineers head football coaches

Graydon Eggers (1928)
C. B. Johnston (1929–1932)
Eugene Garbee (1933–1934)
Kidd Brewer (1935–1938)
Flucie Stewart (1939)
R. W. "Red" Watkins (1940–1941)
Beattie Feathers (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Francis Hoover (1945)
Flucie Stewart (1946)
E. C. Duggins (1947–1950)
Pres Mull (1951)
E. C. Duggins (1952–1955)
Bob Broome (1956–1958)
Bob Breitenstein (1959)
Jim Duncan (1960–1964)
Carl Messere (1965–1970)
Jim Brakefield (1971–1979)
Mike Working (1980–1982)
Mack Brown (1983)
Sparky Woods (1984–1988)
Jerry Moore (1989–2012)
Scott Satterfield (2013–2018)
Mark Ivey # (2018)
Eliah Drinkwitz (2019)
Shawn Clark (2019–2024)
Dowell Loggains (2025–present)

# denotes interim/acting head coach

v t e Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1919–1920) J. T. C. Wright (1920–1922) Chapel Wilson (1922–1924) T. R. Baine (1925) Chapel Wilson (1925–1927) Graydon Eggers (1927–1928) Vann G. Henson (1928–1929) C. B. Johnston (1929–1933) Eugene Garbee (1933–1935) Flucie Stewart (1935–1940) Clyde Canipe (1940–1942) Belus Smawley (1942–1943) Harold Quincy (1943–1944) Graydon Eggers (1944–1945) Francis Hoover (1945–1946) Flucie Stewart (1946–1947) Francis Hoover (1947–1957) Bob Light (1957–1972) Press Maravich (1972–1975) Bobby Cremins (1975–1981) Kevin Cantwell (1981–1986) Tom Apke (1986–1996) Buzz Peterson (1996–2000) Houston Fancher (2000–2009) Buzz Peterson (2009–2010) Jason Capel (2010–2014) Jim Fox (2014–2019) Dustin Kerns (2019– )

Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1919–1920)
J. T. C. Wright (1920–1922)
Chapel Wilson (1922–1924)
T. R. Baine (1925)
Chapel Wilson (1925–1927)
Graydon Eggers (1927–1928)
Vann G. Henson (1928–1929)
C. B. Johnston (1929–1933)
Eugene Garbee (1933–1935)
Flucie Stewart (1935–1940)
Clyde Canipe (1940–1942)
Belus Smawley (1942–1943)
Harold Quincy (1943–1944)
Graydon Eggers (1944–1945)
Francis Hoover (1945–1946)
Flucie Stewart (1946–1947)
Francis Hoover (1947–1957)
Bob Light (1957–1972)
Press Maravich (1972–1975)
Bobby Cremins (1975–1981)
Kevin Cantwell (1981–1986)
Tom Apke (1986–1996)
Buzz Peterson (1996–2000)
Houston Fancher (2000–2009)
Buzz Peterson (2009–2010)
Jason Capel (2010–2014)
Jim Fox (2014–2019)
Dustin Kerns (2019– )

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