Eugene Garbee

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.^[1]

Eugene Garbee

Garbee pictured in The Rhododendron 1942, Appalachian State yeabook
Biographical details
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)

Garbee was born on May 29, 1907, in Billings, Missouri.^[2] 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.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
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	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1934–1935)
1934–35	Appalachian State	8–11
Total:		8–11