George Grebenstein Explained

George Grebenstein
Birth Date:19 September 1884
Birth Place:Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Upton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Player Years1:1903–1907
Player Team1:Dartmouth
Player Positions:Forward
Coach Years1:1907–1909
Coach Team1:Harvard
Overall Record:5–19
Championships:
As player
  • Helms national champion (1906)
Awards:
As player

George Warren Grebenstein (September 19, 1884 – May 21, 1980) was an All-American basketball player at Dartmouth College as a junior in 1905–06. A forward, he was the first Dartmouth player to be named an All-American while leading the Big Green to a 16–2 record.[1] [2] The Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively named Dartmouth the national champion that season since it occurred prior to the NCAA tournament. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1907. Grebenstein went on to coach the Harvard men's basketball team in 1907–08 and 1908–09. He compiled a record of 5–19.[3]

Grebenstein later worked for the federal government, for the United States Department of Commerce in Boston and later for the United States Census Bureau until his retirement in 1965. He died on May 21, 1980, at his home in Upton, Massachusetts.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Consensus All-America Teams . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference, LLC . June 29, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100130085834/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/all-america.html . January 30, 2010 .
  2. Web site: Ivy League Basketball All-Americans . . June 29, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071024224247/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/aa-basketball.asp . October 24, 2007 .
  3. Web site: George Grebenstein Coaching Record . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference, LLC . June 29, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100324152216/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/g/grebege01.html . March 24, 2010 .
  4. News: . George Grebenstein . . . May 23, 1980 . 22 . August 4, 2022 . .