Al Gebert

Albert J. Gebert (July 30, 1906 – December 4, 1980) was an American football player and coach. He served as the 16th head football coach at the University of Wichita—now known Wichita State University—in Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for 12 seasons, from 1930 until 1941. His record at Wichita was 68–40–6.^[1]

Al Gebert

Biographical details
Born	(1906-07-30)July 30, 1906
Died	December 4, 1980(1980-12-04) (aged 74)
Playing career
1928–1929	Notre Dame
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1930–1941	Wichita
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1942	Wichita
Head coaching record
Overall	68–40–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach: 7× CIC (1931–1933, 1935, 1937–1939) As player: National (1929)

A native of Jacksonville, Illinois, Gebert attended Routt Catholic High School.^[2] He played football at the University of Notre Dame under coaching great Knute Rockne and was one of the first coaches to gather upon the announcement of his death.^[3][4] He was named one of Rockne's "Notre Dame All Stars" and played in the final game that Rockne was head coach.^[5]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Wichita Shockers (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1930–1939)
1930	Wichita	6–3–1	4–1–1	2nd
1931	Wichita	7–3	5–1	T–1st
1932	Wichita	7–2	5–1	1st
1933	Wichita	8–2	6–0	1st
1934	Wichita	5–3–1	2–3	T–4th
1935	Wichita	5–4	3–1	T–1st
1936	Wichita	4–5	1–3	4th
1937	Wichita	7–3	4–0	1st
1938	Wichita	7–2–1	4–0	1st
1939	Wichita	5–3–2	4–0–1	1st
Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1940–1941)
1940	Wichita	6–4
1941	Wichita	1–6–1
Wichita:		68–40–6	38–10–1
Total:		68–40–6