George Krebs | |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1872 |
Birth Place: | New Martinsville, West Virginia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1894–1898 |
Player Team1: | West Virginia |
Player Years2: | 1898 |
Player Team2: | Latrobe Athletic Association |
Player Years3: | 1898 |
Player Team3: | Western Pennsylvania All-Stars |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1897 |
Coach Team1: | West Virginia |
Overall Record: | 5–4–1 |
George R. Krebs (March 5, 1872 – May 8, 1939) was an American football player and coach. He served as the fifth head football coachat West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for the 1897 season, in which he also captained the team.His coaching record at West Virginia was 5–4–1.[1] A native of New Martinsville,[2] Krebs graduated from West Virginia University in 1899 in with a degree in engineering.[3]
Krebs also played professional football during this period for the Latrobe Athletic Association and was even a member of the 1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team.[4] He died in 1939 of heart problems.[5]