Wilbur V. Hubbard Explained

Wilbur V. Hubbard
Birth Date:5 February 1907
Birth Place:San Jose, California, U.S.
Death Place:Placerville, California, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1925–1928
Player Team2:San Jose State
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1925–1929
Player Team4:San Jose State
Player Positions:Quarterback (football), guard (basketball)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1947–1949
Coach Team2:San Jose State
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1935–1940
Coach Team4:San Jose State
Coach Years5:1944–1945
Coach Team5:San Jose State
Coach Sport6:Baseball
Coach Years7:1933–1934
Coach Team7:San Jose State
Coach Sport8:Golf
Coach Years9:1948
Coach Team9:San Jose State
Admin Years1:1950–1960
Admin Team1:San Jose State
Overall Record:36–11–1 (football)
65–57 (basketball)
18–12–1 (baseball)
Bowl Record:2–0
Championships:Football
3 CCAA (1946, 1948–1949)

Golf
1 NCAA (1948)

Wilbur Virgil "Bill" Hubbard (February 5, 1907 – January 2, 1986) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and golf coach.

Playing career

San Jose State

Hubbard was an outstanding athlete at San Jose State University. He lettered four times as a quarterback in football and four times as a guard on the school's basketball team.

Stanford

Hubbard transferred to Stanford University in 1930 with the hopes of playing on the school's football team, but he was ruled ineligible due to playing for four years at San Jose State.[1]

Coaching career

Hubbard returned to San Jose State to coach a number of sports, including being the head football (1947–1949),[2] basketball (1935–1940, 1944–1945),[3] and baseball coach.

Perhaps his most notable achievement was leading the San Jose State men's golf team to a national championship in 1948.[4]

Death

Hubbard suffered a stroke on December 24, 1985, at his home in Shingle Springs, California. He died on January 2, 1986, at a hospital in Placerville, California.[5]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. News: Wilbur Hubbard, Versatile All-Around Athlete From San Jose, Is Ineligible. Leonard. Kullmann. Stanford Daily. Stanford University. February 14, 1930. September 15, 2019.
  2. Web site: The Rattle of Theta Chi. 1948. Theta Chi Fraternity. September 8, 2019.
  3. Web site: Wilbur Hubbard. Sports-Reference College Basketball. September 15, 2019.
  4. Web site: Men's Golf. NCAA. September 15, 2019.
  5. News: . Ex-SJS coach Hubbard Dies . . . January 4, 1986 . F4 . August 23, 2023 . .