| W. J. Gobrecht | |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 1930[1] [2] |
| Birth Place: | Hanover, Pennsylvania |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1949–1952 |
| Player Team2: | Dickinson |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | c. 1950 |
| Player Team4: | Dickinson |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1954–1959 |
| Coach Team2: | Littlestown HS (PA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1960–1965 |
| Coach Team3: | Dickinson (backfield) |
| Coach Years4: | 1965–1979 |
| Coach Team4: | Dickinson |
| Coach Years5: | 1984 |
| Coach Team5: | Dickinson (interim HC) |
| Coach Sport6: | Basketball |
| Coach Years7: | 1954–? |
| Coach Team7: | Littlestown HS (PA) |
| Overall Record: | 52–76–7 (college football) 42–10–2 (high school football) |
Wilbur Jacob "Goby" Gobrecht (November 4, 1930June 5, 2023) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He died on June 5, 2023, at the age of 92.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] His coaching record at Dickinson was 52–76–7.[6]