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American athlete and coach (1930–2023)

W. J. Gobrecht
Biographical details
Born	(1930-11-04)November 4, 1930 Hanover, Pennsylvania
Died	June 5, 2023(2023-06-05) (aged 92)
Playing career
Football
1949–1952	Dickinson
Basketball
c. 1950	Dickinson

Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1954–1959	Littlestown HS (PA)
1960–1965	Dickinson (backfield)
1965–1979	Dickinson
1984	Dickinson (interim HC)
Basketball
1954–?	Littlestown HS (PA)

Head coaching record
Overall	52–76–7 (college football) 42–10–2 (high school football)

Wilbur Jacob "Goby" Gobrecht (November 4, 1930 – June 5, 2023) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He died on June 5, 2023, at the age of 92.

Playing career

Gobrecht was an all-conference halfback for Dickinson College from 1949 until 1952, where he also played on the basketball and track and field teams.

Coaching career

Gobrecht was the head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for 16 seasons, from 1965 until 1979 and then returning for the 1984 season. His coaching record at Dickinson was 52–76–7.

References

^ "Wilbur Jacob "Goby" Gobrecht". obits.pennlive.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
Sellers, C. C. (1973). Dickinson College: A History. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819540577. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
"Wilbur Gobrecht Obituary (1930 - 2023) - Mechanicsburg, PA - Patriot-News". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
Dickinson College News Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Wilbur "Goby" Gobrecht Receives Alumni Award for Service August 25, 2006
Centennial Conference Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
Dickinson College All-Time Football Records Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

v t e Dickinson Red Devils head football coaches
No coach (1885–1895) Nathan Stauffer (1896–1899) Sam Boyle (1900) Ralph Hutchinson (1901) Charles P. Hutchins (1902–1903) Forrest Craver (1904) J. William Williams (1905–1906) Joseph Pipal (1907) Paul J. Davis (1908) Paul G. Smith (1909) J. Troutman Gougler (1910) Thomas Crooks (1910) Simon F. Pauxtis (1911–1912) S. W. Harrington (1913–1914) Francis Dunn (1915) No team (1916) Francis Dunn (1917) Forrest Craver (1918–1921) Glenn Killinger (1922) B. Russell Murphy (1923) Joseph Lightner (1923–1925) S. Marsh Johnson (1926) Robert Duffy (1927–1928) Percy W. Griffiths (1929–1930) Joseph H. McCormick (1931–1934) Art Kahler (1935–1941) Benjamin James (1942) No team (1943–1945) Ralph Ricker (1946–1949) Frank Maze (1950–1951) Alured Ransom (1952–1954) Brinton Piez (1955–1956) Donald Seibert (1957–1963) W. J. Gobrecht (1965–1979) Ray Erney (1980–1983) W. J. Gobrecht # (1984) Ed Sweeney (1985–1992) Darwin Breaux (1993–2016) Brad Fordyce (2017–2019) No team (2020) Brad Fordyce (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach

Dickinson Red Devils head football coaches

No coach (1885–1895)
Nathan Stauffer (1896–1899)
Sam Boyle (1900)
Ralph Hutchinson (1901)
Charles P. Hutchins (1902–1903)
Forrest Craver (1904)
J. William Williams (1905–1906)
Joseph Pipal (1907)
Paul J. Davis (1908)
Paul G. Smith (1909)
J. Troutman Gougler (1910)
Thomas Crooks (1910)
Simon F. Pauxtis (1911–1912)
S. W. Harrington (1913–1914)
Francis Dunn (1915)
No team (1916)
Francis Dunn (1917)
Forrest Craver (1918–1921)
Glenn Killinger (1922)
B. Russell Murphy (1923)
Joseph Lightner (1923–1925)
S. Marsh Johnson (1926)
Robert Duffy (1927–1928)
Percy W. Griffiths (1929–1930)
Joseph H. McCormick (1931–1934)
Art Kahler (1935–1941)
Benjamin James (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ralph Ricker (1946–1949)
Frank Maze (1950–1951)
Alured Ransom (1952–1954)
Brinton Piez (1955–1956)
Donald Seibert (1957–1963)
W. J. Gobrecht (1965–1979)
Ray Erney (1980–1983)
W. J. Gobrecht # (1984)
Ed Sweeney (1985–1992)
Darwin Breaux (1993–2016)
Brad Fordyce (2017–2019)
No team (2020)
Brad Fordyce (2021– )

# denotes interim head coach

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